€1,995 Euro Paris Apartment

[@KarinLynnBates]

Many thanks to Brent and Cedric for opening their home! 🙏🏼✨

[@JaySwanson]

🎄🎉🥰🎉🎄

[@SaraGodwin-h9v]

Please put me on your mailing list or send me instructions on how to sign up. I loved this place. 👍🙏

[@mbrolfe7504]

Visited a friend who had a temporary corporate job assignment in Paris and an apartment in the Marias. After seeing your place and the others in this series, I can now fully appreciate how incredible that rental was.

[@JaySwanson]

It's amazing how your perspective shifts after living here a bit 😆

[@jordan8276]

This series is great Jay, more pls! 😊

[@JaySwanson]

More to come!

[@driddy1]

Agreed 💯💯💯

[@magdalenagas]

What a beautiful place! Big thanks to your friends for inviting us :) Can't wait for some other visits!

[@thaliasmuse9484]

Beautiful apartment and for what I know about rents in Paris a very good deal! I also LOVE their idea to put the tv into an easel.

[@JaySwanson]

RIGHT?! They added that after the first time I was there to film and I had to get a shot of it

[@thedavidguy01]

That’s a great apartment, and the rent seems reasonable for Paris. I’m enjoying this apartment series.

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks David! And yeah, they did a great job with it

[@Liminal_Simulacre]

It is ludicrously expensive, most people can't affort this price gouging, even as shared appartement with 3 people in it, which would make the space cramped and unpleasant to live in.

[@thedavidguy01]

@@Liminal_Simulacre Almost all major cities are ludicrously expensive these days. A relative of mine is paying 4,000 euros a month for an apartment in Boston. But this rent is less than I’ve seen for many apartments in Paris.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The apartment is very old school and cool. I love the French windows.

[@JaySwanson]

It's really nice

[@iniabellepaz445]

Hi Jay, love the video. Like many people I dream of living in Paris when I was younger! Now I settled on visiting Paris but so enjoy these videos! Continue success so you can get your Paris Apartment too!

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

Yup, love the apartment stuff! 🔥🧨💪🏽🤠👍🏽🧨🔥

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks Sonny!

[@shinyshinythings]

Yes, more of these videos please!

[@JaySwanson]

Will do! 🥂🎄🥂

[@Trickyricky293]

Great job Jay! This one is beautiful. Keep it going.

[@JaySwanson]

Thank you! Will do!

[@zakatista5246]

Love these. Thanks also for the docs on substack!

[@JaySwanson]

You bet!

[@cindygreif3077]

So interesting. Beautiful apartment !

[@JaySwanson]

It really is!

[@bduffy1215]

Thank you Brent and Cedric. What a lovely home and couple! I so enjoy these apartment videos as I would like to live in Paris down the road and having an idea of locations, space and prices gives me a better idea of area to live.

[@JaySwanson]

Can't wait!

[@amourflower9893]

Thank you for allowing us to see your friends Paris apartments'. Yes I would love to see more Paris apartments and the process of getting a place to live in Paris. Merci

[@JaySwanson]

You got it!

[@Imumori]

Love the apartment content; keep it coming!

[@JaySwanson]

Thank you! Will do!

[@PaulaMorton-yx3iv]

Great series. Do more like this, please.

[@JaySwanson]

Will do!

[@paulmonet1]

Love the apartment series!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing a nice life there in Paris!! Happy New Years to all of you there! 🥂 🎉😊

[@LMays-cu2hp]

The apartment is very nice!! I don't mind if the apartment has angles sometimes in different directions. Old vintage apartment/condos/homes very character!! And I see a very very cute little one walking around!!!!😂😂😂 Too cute!!!They have to take him/her out for a walk!!!😂😂😊😊

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Totally nice!! I see a washer/dryer in the apartment!!! Yes, yes!! That is whatcI look for in an apartment!!! That is my first need!!!!😊😊

[@brianlooksaround6125]

Jay, please do more of these apartment videos.

[@andyshacks7812]

I absolutely love that apartment. Brent and Cedric are so lucky to have it. With you on that part of the 18th too Jay - such a great part of the city ! I’m enjoying these videos - look forward to the next ! 🙏

[@JaySwanson]

It's one of my favorite parts of the city, to be sure

[@dschultz6981]

Yes, love this series! It's a very interesting look at different price points and places in Paris.

[@JaySwanson]

Glad you like them!

[@MaryVitale]

Incredible apartment! Loving the apartment series!!!!

[@JaySwanson]

Yay! Thank you!

[@curlyred60]

Great video, Jay! I love the apartments theme!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks so much! It's been fun to do

[@brucerosepapa3748]

Loved this Jay! More please!! Visit Paris each year. Happy Holidays.

[@marthamatsuda1075]

Loved this video, such a great apartment! ❤

[@JaySwanson]

Love those guys

[@ShezzerDC]

Perfect series! Love it!

[@JaySwanson]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@inespagan940]

Love the apartment series ❤️

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@katsybo]

Love their apartment!

[@JaySwanson]

It's so good

[@abrushwithtravel]

A very nice apartment and good friends to allow you & your camera into their home. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays.

[@JaySwanson]

They rule - and happy holidays 🎄🎄

[@thomasleonard1398]

goals Love this. Please continue the tours :}

[@agyos]

Love this series! Thank you and Brent and Cedric!

[@heathergrigsby1094]

Found the new videos and am enjoying them. Also subscribed to newsletter & appreciate your information and your presentation of it. Merci 🙏

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks for the follow Heather!

[@coltonlemasters]

This was more informative than I was expecting. Great!

[@JaySwanson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@susangladstone357]

Beautiful apartment -thanks for sharing - this is an awesome channel Jay!

[@JaySwanson]

Thank you!

[@hidden_abroad9292]

Great series, Jay, keep up the good work! And happy holidays buddy!

[@JaySwanson]

Happy holidays!

[@14juillet89]

Love this series!!! Well really love all them but the apartment series is very exciting!!

[@JaySwanson]

Excellent ! Happy to hear it 🥂

[@nubiacabrera919]

Awesome series!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@aairsick]

Loved this intimate deep dive.

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@acarpio3]

Beautiful apartment for a beautiful couple.

[@JaySwanson]

#fact

[@abeach5420]

FAB!!!!! So glad you are doing a series Jay

[@susangalpin4967]

Nice!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@RufioJJ]

The interview questions are it's own series: Quirks & Perks™️

[@JaySwanson]

I feel like I might need to make extended editions for that reason. Keeping it tight loses a lot

[@RufioJJ]

@@JaySwanson FYI this is a charming look, dare I say - window - into the people behind the place and I'm eating it up

[@abeach5420]

Me again.... Jay does it matter, due to the YT algo, how long videos are that you upload in relation to this series. I have heard 10 minutes then heart 16 etc.@@JaySwanson p.s. PLLLEASE try to scoop Shayna of Purple Palace...if she is even up to it. I want to see the real-real artists and characters, such used to be in NYC but now all such seems gone esp. since 2020.

[@sleis418]

Very fun series!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@maurawhelan3530]

Cool apt! Cool area. Happy Christmas Jay!

[@JaySwanson]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@regulargorgeous]

❤🎉super! Thank you for the show! Yes more more more

[@hasretturku]

Really enjoying this series, Jay. I would love to see you continue!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks! Will do!

[@marissat9953]

😍 Great series!! Thanks for the info on renting in Paris! #goals

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks for watching!

[@charlesblack1086]

Love this. Beautiful home in a wonderful location. Thank you for sharing. Inspirational indeed!

[@hildabrunski7400]

Excellent vlog Jay!!!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!!

[@BruceHamilton]

Nice place, thanks to them for sharing!

[@JaySwanson]

They're the best

[@ecaldwell9]

What a nice unit. Thx U for sharing.

[@robinzaleski5]

Great series! ❤

[@JaySwanson]

Thank you!

[@jackiec1175]

Keep makin' em, Jay! This is the Jay Swanson version of Architectural Digest, Paris expat version!❤❤

[@JaySwanson]

Haha, I always wanted my own Digest

[@patriciateague8677]

Love this!

[@JaySwanson]

Thank you!

[@franziagirl]

Ooh love these series!!!! Keep them going!!!!

[@TMD3453]

Beautiful! It’s about quality! Congrats

[@rachelwyatt9529]

I've been subletting a room in a fantastic apartment in the 18th until I find my own apartment. I do love the neighborhood. I was very tempted to rent in the 18th but the personally I am being drawn to the 14th and the 9th.

[@JaySwanson]

There are a lot of great places to live in Paris. I think renting while you search for the place you love most is a great call

[@johnhickman2033]

I Enjoyed that very much. I live in a small rural town of around 2000 people in the Sarthe department, not too far from Le Mans.t I visit Paris as often as I can afford as it's only an hour on the TGV to Montparnasse...

[@JaySwanson]

Nice to be able to pop up on the TGV!

[@johnhickman2033]

I agree!@@JaySwanson

[@AntoineDupont]

Nicely done. If I lived in Paris, Montmartre would be the place.

[@JaySwanson]

It's top of my list for sure

[@ronen160]

wow they did a great job with that apartment!! It's very warm and inviting!! Do these guys have a channel?

[@TheKayaklover]

A link to the people they used to look at apartments for them, PLEASE !!!

[@JaySwanson]

I'll have some to link to soon!

[@curlygrayinluxury]

❤ it! Keep them coming :)

[@barbaramurphy6631]

This is my goal! Montmarte is one of my favorite places in la Belle Paris!!❤

[@cbeary2000]

Jay, i love love love your apartment videos. Sooo helpful for people looking to move to Paris. Do u happen to remember if their apartment was central a/c or heating? Thanks

[@JaySwanson]

No it doesn't - that's SUPER rare in Paris, unfortunately

[@cbeary2000]

@@JaySwanson Ok brother. Thank you so much for getting back to me.

[@samanthagaudet1461]

What great taste they have. Bravo.

[@sarapanzarella97]

❤ this video but have a request 🙏🏻- if you do More videos like this at some point in the video can you do a straight walk thru. Like go thru the front door and go thru it like a realtor would. That gives a better sense of the space. My first apt after college was 525 sq ft so I have a sense of what 700 sq ft is but the way you shot the video made it seem much larger. I love tours of homes but having a sense of the total space gives better context. But ❤❤ this! And I agree - the light in the apt is beautiful.

[@stevenoriordan]

Really wonderful apartment series. I was left wondering who the Agent or Agency was that they used for English-speakers? I'd be greatful for a recommendation or referral. It definitely takes the stress out of the process. Thank you for all your work on this series, Jay. 👍🏻 Thank you also Brent and Cedric for sharing. 🙏🏻

[@delphine75B]

I am expert in relocation and already help many Englishspeakers to find their new Parisian home.

[@tinalemna7998]

Would you mind sharing what agency you used to find your apartment? Absolutely beautiful apartment!

[@Sooperhans3636]

Seems reasonable.

[@JaySwanson]

They've done a great job with it

[@scarletdvore1459]

‘Eye contact…’ lol!

[@deniseferron3397]

Where did they get that reclining armchair? It is so chic! And that dog is obsessed with Jay.

[@RealConstructor]

Only looking for a year for an apartment? That’s of another order than in my country. I was on a waiting list for 10 years for a social rent apartment, and I live in a town of 20,000 just outside Amsterdam (Amsterdam is even worse). After 8 years I earned too much money for a social rent apartment and my only option was to buy an apartment if I ever wanted to get out of my parent’s house. So I saved more and waited till I had enough waitlist points before I was eligible for a new build apartment. This took me another 3 years. At 29 I could finally get a house of my own. I could only just afford the mortgage, so a holiday abroad was out of the question for the first 5 years. I’m jealous of that 1 year apartment search.

[@JaySwanson]

I can certainly understand why

[@terenzo50]

Didn't Jeanne Moreau live in the Montmartre area?

[@thesparkedlife]

I didn’t see the download in your substack?

[@JaySwanson]

If you can't find it, drop a reply to the next email and we can send you a direct link 🥂

[@PokhrajRoy.]

8:42 Jay was gagged and gooped 😂

[@glennmartin346]

Live the series that you are doing. I would not have expected to find an apartment that beautiful for less than 2,000... I know it's only five euros less but still less than 2000. I would have expected, especially in the 18th, to be 3,000 to 3500 so this gives me hope

[@JaySwanson]

There's always hope! Persistence is key

[@SylviaDiazMahfud]

i love Montmatre, I suppose a small terrace would be out of the question ? lol

[@michaeltims1827]

Very fine apartment, but I don't wanr to think of what price it might command in London.

[@JaySwanson]

Woof, or New York/San Fran

[@SeriouslyJaded]

Wow, I didn’t realise that old apartments in Paris were so expensive per m2.

[@mlomarechal6877]

C'est un très joli appartement agréablement situé ! je vous souhaite de trouver le vôtre également un jour prochain. Continuez cette série, c'est toujours intéressant de savoir comment les gens finissent par trouver l'appartement qui leur correspond. C'est sûr qu'à Paris c'est plutôt la galère de trouver un appart. Dans le reste de la France cela le devient aussi. D'ailleurs il y a une émission sur une chaîne de télévision "recherche appartement ou maison" qui aide des particuliers à trouver leur futur logement. Je vous souhaite de belles fêtes de Noël et de jour de l'An. Au plaisir de vous revoir en 2024. 🙃

[@JaySwanson]

Joyeux fêtes à vous aussi! 🎄🎉🎁

[@ATLIEN333]

I just visited Paris for the first time the week before November at the "daddy" age of 57 and felt so much more relaxed.I would have loved to hear more about why they moved to Paris. I have since fantasize about living there maybe in my next lifetime..😢 I will say the Metro stations steps wore me out..Where the hell are the escalators for us lazy Americans?😅. Oh and there's this invention called the elevator too 😅.. I know I know the buildings are very old unlike myself 😂.

[@JaySwanson]

The why is always interesting too, great point

[@jonpetter8921]

European have higher life expectancy than american maybe going up and done the escalator helps :).

[@ATLIEN333]

@@jonpetter8921 I'm sure it plays a very important part and all those vacation days/weeks contribute as well. America is go go go rush rush rush and work work work = stressful life.. The abundance of fast food places and a culture that overindulgence add to that equation.

[@1868foxpoint]

57 is not old 😳

[@daviddubois7560]

Who is the contact in the name of the management company that you deal with to get this apartment?

[@grahams.2313]

What agency that deals with English Expats, that they worked with?

[@JaySwanson]

I have one lined up to talk with, just gotta get the timing down in the new year 🎉

[@delphine75B]

I am a relocation expert and helping a lot with English speaking clients

[@delphine75B]

Myparistouch

[@bigreddallas2742]

I love seeing the apartments. I am confused about one thing. Every channel about renting an apartment in Paris says it is very hard to do. Yet, there are airbnb places that rent for a year or more. As someone planning to stay for one to five (?) years l have been checking them out carefully. Why don't people living in Paris rent through airbnb?

[@JaySwanson]

Because it's *significantly* more expensive and you don't have the same legal protections, I would guess, are top of the list. Also Airbnb for long term renting may not be fully legal, as there are limitations to the duration anyone is allowed to rent their place through platforms like that in Paris, but I'm not totally sure where those limits fall

[@bigreddallas2742]

@@JaySwanson Thanks for the rapid reply. I enjoy your posts!😊

[@sleis418]

Do you have any info or friends who would share about buying a place in Paris?

[@JaySwanson]

Yep! Definitely planning to do that eventually too

[@aeolia80]

Less is more when it comes to French Administration???? 😂😂😂😅, I'd beg to differ, lol. Each time I'm renewing my visa I give them the bare minimum that they ask for, and it's never enough, lol, never. Even when we bought our apartment here, they were constantly asking for documents left and right, when we got married, the embassy for France un the country we got married in was asking for a ton of documents, some really expensive for me to get, lol, so no, I don't agree with the less is more, lol. What I would say is have every document they request and then some more on top of it and only give them what they actually ask for in person, you'd be surprised how often the list of documents listed and the one they ask for in person are just different enough to F you over if you don't have them readily available.

[@JaySwanson]

You're not wrong! You always want everything they're asking for along with anything you can think of that they *might* ask for. I think that's sage advice. But what we're referring to are what I'd describe as "Extra Credit," things like letters of recommendation or a cover letter explaining your story and why you deserve X. The kind of stuff Americans might be won over by, but the French will just scrunch up their brow at.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I mean, at the end of the day, we’re all nosy and like the details of people’s living spaces.

[@Palm.Trees.In.Paris.]

Finally!!! 😄🙌🏾🎉 What a pleasure & honor 🥹 and I love this video so much... c'est parfait!

[@ChineseAg]

😮

[@JaySwanson]

🥳

[@MarcoP70]

Brent and Cedric should do their own channel/vlog.

[@JaySwanson]

I'd watch!

[@Liminal_Simulacre]

How to find a nice appartment in Paris to own or rent ? Step 1 make more than 110000€ per year (so more than 90% of the entire country) The price also goes up because of the lack of housing due to greedy NIMBYs Alternative step 1 : Be pushed out of Paris because you rent just went up 10% more because of the olympics.

[@JaySwanson]

Yeah, the Olympics are proving problematic on this front especially

[@PokhrajRoy.]

“Your apartment has an Instagram?” I’m sat and I need to know what’s going on.

[@richiesd1]

Seems like a bargain for Paris.

[@antoinetteandrzejewski6893]

Did I blink and miss the kitchen?

[@JaySwanson]

We did definitely not spend enough time in there. Lots to improve on 😆

[@domitiennegegou5967]

It's not the florist's fault... Parisian basements are humid. And peepholes are not common, given that people must ring from the building's entrance. A bit overpriced for the surface. And... Well, the name of the Instagram account indicates where the apartment is...😉

[@JaySwanson]

Poor florists always taking the blame 🌺

[@helldorado1489]

Jay was very thirsty.

[@JaySwanson]

Indeed

[@RichardBarnett-hs1qy]

I like secure straight men who are totally comfortable around gays.

[@JaySwanson]

My gay bois have taught me so much. Grateful for them 🥂

[@RichardBarnett-hs1qy]

@@JaySwanson Gay boi here is grateful for you too!

[@richmck007]

There is a price for everyone, and a fool is easily parted with his money.

[@JaySwanson]

Um... yes ..?

[@richmck007]

@@JaySwanson aint no doubt nor question to respond to.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

What is it with Parisian living spaces and terrible toilets? Like have you heard about claustrophobia? Do you know tall and or fat people?