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French real estate buyers mistakes: five to avoid making

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When you are buying French real estate you need to avoid making some of the common mistakes made by French property buyers simply because they never where told these mistakes by someone like me who is here to help you avoid mistakes.

One

Using the sellers French only speaking Notary

Two

Forgetting to factor the cost of the mortgage into the cost of the property purchased

Three

Not reviewing the diagnostic reports before decidiing on the price to pay for the property

Four

Not contacting the property management company responsible for a coproperty to find out the cost of work the buyer will have to pay for

Five

Not getting an up to date copy of the residence tax and property tax papers.

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Cynthia Sadler wrote ” I am so grateful to you for your help, and I have already spoken to friends who are planning to retire in France after their children graduate from college in 5 or 6 years, letting them know about the wonderful support that ESREA France will be able to provide when they start looking for a house to buy. You can be sure that I’ll be referring other friends who are thinking about relocation possibilities to you as I learn of that interest!I”  

Tanya Coletz wrote “I can’t recommend David enough, such a refreshing experience after months of trying to find suitable professionals myself he managed to find English speaking, qualified and responsive recommendations immediately. He also responded to my emails on a French holiday and followed through on every promise at a very reasonable price. I’m very grateful for his help and highly recommend his professional service”

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Find a French mortgage broker to obtain an Equity Release

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If you already own a property in France and you have a lot of equity in the home because of the increase in value or simply because you purchased your property in cash you may be interested in obtaining an equity release.

I am no financial expert but essentially an ‘equity release’ is a way of releasing cash from your property without having to sell it or move out of the property.

Before you request the free ebook below read what people are saying about ESREA France – some examples:

Cynthia Sadler wrote ” I am so grateful to you for your help, and I have already spoken to friends who are planning to retire in France after their children graduate from college in 5 or 6 years, letting them know about the wonderful support that ESREA France will be able to provide when they start looking for a house to buy. You can be sure that I’ll be referring other friends who are thinking about relocation possibilities to you as I learn of that interest!I”  

Tanya Coletz wrote “I can’t recommend David enough, such a refreshing experience after months of trying to find suitable professionals myself he managed to find English speaking, qualified and responsive recommendations immediately. He also responded to my emails on a French holiday and followed through on every promise at a very reasonable price. I’m very grateful for his help and highly recommend his professional service”

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How French real estate buyers lose time and opportunities

“French real estate buyers frequently lose a lot of time and often lose ideal buying opportunities because they have not taken the time to figure out what exactly they are looking to buy in France” This is what I heard from a 10 year plus veteran of the French real estate industry when I asked how can French real estate buyer’s increase their chance of getting their ideal property.

Hilary told me that sometimes she will show lots of property to a client by their request but they cannot decide since they are not sure about the lifestyle they wish to embrace in France.

A key to finding your ideal property as I share in the 110 tips French real estate buyers guide is to go through the checklists I offer and figure out the lifestyle in France you want to experience.

This will help you find the French property you want and not miss opportunites because you were not viewing your ideal choices.

Before you request the free ebook below read what people are saying about ESREA France – some examples:

Cynthia Sadler wrote ” I am so grateful to you for your help, and I have already spoken to friends who are planning to retire in France after their children graduate from college in 5 or 6 years, letting them know about the wonderful support that ESREA France will be able to provide when they start looking for a house to buy. You can be sure that I’ll be referring other friends who are thinking about relocation possibilities to you as I learn of that interest!I”  

Tanya Coletz wrote “I can’t recommend David enough, such a refreshing experience after months of trying to find suitable professionals myself he managed to find English speaking, qualified and responsive recommendations immediately. He also responded to my emails on a French holiday and followed through on every promise at a very reasonable price. I’m very grateful for his help and highly recommend his professional service”

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What is a French Mairie, Hotel de Ville, Prefecture, Tresor Public?

French real estate buyers and owners need to know what they can learn from certain French administrative offices so we attempt to help out today with some simple explananations.

Mairies

Mairies is a French adminstrative building located typcially in the center of a French village. It is the place you go to register births and deaths and marraiges and divorces. It is also a place to go to find out about ongoing event, local garbage and recycling guidance, local schooling and even a starting point to find out important information about usage guidelines for your property or potentially future property. In English we would typically call the Mairie a city hall.

Hotel de ville

Hotel de ville is typically the name for the Mairie in a bigger town.

Prefecture

The prefecture is responsible for carrying out the work related to your safety such as the police and fire services and it is the place to go to about your driver’s license and passports plus more items.

Tresor Public

Le Tresor Public is the public treasurey in France and the place you will typically contact to find out about your taxes.

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