ave you decided to take Savez-vous où elle est?" Of
advantage of the low real course they do not know where the
estate prices in France and little house is, since you have
invest in property there? Here just invented it. But they do
are some tips about how to locate know of the huge farmhouse that
and purchase a ruin, house or will be up for sale soon. Or are
castle, without spending to much you talking about the little
on agency fees. house in ruin? You have now
started a discussion and before
Start by picking the region, the you know it, you will have heard
area or even the village you of all the property that has been
would like to settle in. Next, for sale over the last year, is
search the object of your dreams on sale at the moment and will be
in a well-targeted way. A very soon.
good first step in this case is
the 'maire', the village mayor. I have already tried this
In the villages, he will know strategy myself - not on purpose
exactly which house or plot is up but successfully! During one of
for sale. He will consider it his my tours in the area in order to
duty to find buyers for the find property for sale, I had
sellers. So if you ask him the found a small house with a
question, he will be most happy particularly unkempt garden, upon
to put you in touch with the which I went to the bar to ask if
owner. Who, in his place, will be by any chance it was up for sale.
happy to receive you since you Within the next half hour they
were sent by the mayor! But even had told me about three other
without the mayor, results can be properties for sale. The owner of
obtained. Make a stop at the one of these properties, a cute
local bar and ask: "Je cherche la little cottage, was just
petite maison qui est à vendre. deceased, so it would surely be
up for sale shortly. In these found on the web, as well as in
cases you don't hesitate. So I local newspapers and in special
immediately wrote a letter to the editions specializing in ads.
local notary public asking if it When in France, just ask at the
might be for sale. In return, I reception of your hotel, at the
received a rather annoyed letter, local tobacconist's or baker's
accusing me - not in so many for "Le Bonjour", "ParuVendu" ou
words, of course - of being a "Le journal des petites
vulture. In fact I really had not annonces". You will always find a
lost any time, because when the header 'immobilier'. Many of the
notary received my letter, the ads featured in this category
(ex)owner in question had not will give you the name of an
even been buried yet. Ouch. estate agency. But sometimes you
will find the mention "part. à
Well, at least this proves that part." or "agences s'abstenir".
personal research can lead to This indicates a private sale, an
surprising discoveries. owner who wishes to negotiate in
person. Without the intervention
Buying from the owner of an estate agency. And without
the added costs!
Once you have found a house for
sale, the least expensive way to As a private seller, if you place
buy it, is by contacting its an ad without mentioning the one
owner directly. When there is no or the other, you can be sure to
real estate agent involved, there be contacted by many estate
are no commission and no agencies telling you they have a
negotiation fees. This means buyer, but in fact they just want
considerable savings, as agencies to sell your house for you.
will ask 6% to 10% commission on
a sale. Private sales can be For the buyer, negotiations
directly with the seller present the transaction as soon as
more advantages than possible, for the highest
disadvantages. Because you are on possible price. Remember, he is
a one to one basis with the paid by the seller.
seller, who cannot hide behind
his estate agent. "So what about So, estate agent or not, in any
the estate agent's professional case you have to make sure for
contribution?" will you now say. yourself that you are not buying
Well, he is not always perfectly a cat in the bag. Bonne
objective (without wanting to chasse!
harm the 'good' ones) and his
interest is mainly to conclude
About the Author:
Gregor Hakkenberg is a Dutchman living in France, and webmaster of http://www.immogo.com where private owners can advertise their house for sale in France. This and other articles about the French real estate market can be found on http://www.living-in-france.info
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