Tips on finding an apartment in France - Finding an apartment in France as a foreigner is often (though not always!) difficult. This is because French landlords are usually looking for a specific type of tenant, and they require LOTS of paperwork that foreigners just don’t easily have access to.
That being said, finding an apartment in France isn’t impossible. Just a few years ago, I learned how to rent an apartment in France when I accepted an offer to teach English in a French high school. Not only did I learn about the process of finding an apartment in France as an American, but with a monthly salary of less than 800 euros, I also figured out how to find cheap accommodations in France.
Now, as I prepare to move back this fall, I’m figuring out in real time how to find an apartment in France after the pandemic. And I want to share all my insights with you!
In this video, I give you all my tips for finding an apartment in France: I explain when you should commit to an apartment, the importance of networking to find accommodations, any potential hidden costs, apartment preferences to consider, specific sites to use and others to avoid, how to compile a dossier, how to find an apartment through AirBnB, best practices for visiting potential apartments, and what to do BEFORE signing the contract.
As always, thank you for your support, and don’t forget to like and subscribe! Okay, let’s bla bla about how to find an apartment in France. C’est parti!
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VIDEO CONTENT
00:00 Intro
00:14 Very important PSA
00:23 Back to the intro
00:41 My background with finding an apartment in France
01:30 Why is it so hard for foreigners to find an apartment in France?
02:43 When to commit?
03:04 How I found an apartment in France
03:47 The why, how, and who of networking for an apartment
05:16 Coming up with your negotiables and non-negotiables
05:54 All things price
08:07 Other apartment preferences to think about
08:33 Sites to use and others to avoid
10:21 Compiling a dossier
13:05 Using AirBnB for the long-term
13:37 When in France…
14:40 Before signing the contract
15:02 Like / Subscribe!