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How to Find an Apartment in France | Coffee Chat with ‪@JaniceInFrance‬
It's been 18 months since I moved to France. But how did I end up in my beautiful apartment? In this video, I'm giving away 2 TIPS on how you can start finding your apartment here in France.
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[@postcardsfromourgoldenyears]

Janice, thank you so much for the "shout out" and kind words about my KZbin channel, "Postcards From My Golden Years". 😍Yes, my remaining months, (just 229 days til our move, but who's counting!) here in the USA, have become totally absorbed with research on every facet of retiring to France. Your video was very interesting. Glad to hear you didn't need a bank account and it sounds like your rental process was easier than most that I've heard about. Just goes to show you that, as you said, every landlord/management co does it differently---and patience, yes patience. I learned all about that while working on opening our France bank account from the US. Took us over a month of paperwork and conversation--and it still won't be finished till we meet with the banker in Nice, in person, to finalize everything. And you made a great point about not living near a bus stop. We hadn't thought about that. All the best.... Looking forward to meeting you in November!

[@MarianDouglasUngaro]

And now you all are relocated to France! Félicitations! I am so looking forward to coming back [“home”] to France! I’m just not entirely sure where I really want to be based. But I DO “parle français.” 😮 ☺️🎉

[@denisepeters8551]

My mother always said to be near a bus stop so you do not become isolated in later years.❤

[@JaniceInFrance]

Hmmmm that’s interesting

[@theoriginalshazzle]

Janice, you are absolutely fabulous and perhaps one of my favorite KZbinrs ever! Your videos are great and so helpful. Bravo!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Wow, thank you!

[@SOCO1992]

So very helpful to those seeking to live in France. For me, it’s location, location, location.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Absolutely

[@petebartlett2229]

We have just brought a house in rural France Beautiful setting,very quiet with land . I’m looking forward cultural,new life and piece and quite

[@JaniceInFrance]

Well, I’m looking forward to visiting! Just kidding

[@dianespianostudio6938]

I just found your channel about a week ago and really enjoy it. I’ve visited France 8 times and looking forward to another visit. We seem to have several things in common besides the love of France. Like you, I’m a retired schoolteacher, having taught in Louisiana and Texas. I’m from SW Louisiana where I taught for 20 years then moved to Tomball, Texas and taught for 11 years. We retired to Lake Sam Rayburn, north of Jasper, Texas. I have French relatives who live in Bourgogne and have vineyards. It’s so delightful to visit them and have them visit us. We also have Home Exchange friends that have become like family, including friends in Paris, Nîmes, Bordeaux, and Bretagne. I’ve never been to Fontainebleau. It looks like a charming town. I think we probably had the same church upbringing when you mentioned in one of your videos about going twice on Sunday plus Wednesday.😀. We’ve enjoyed going to church while in France. Like you, I definitely have a southern accent. French people tell me that I’m easier for them to understand because I speak slowly. So hurray for the southern drawl! I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Wow we have so ,any things in common. My mother lived in Tomball,Tx. Lol

[@JaniceInFrance]

You also have to have a certain type of visa to have a business over here

[@barbaralose8133]

Love your vlog.. you are so lovely, upbeat and informational. You are living my dream.❤

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you so much!!

[@yogisurfrunner1925]

Vraiment sage advice Ms Janice! Very similar to finding a place anywhere…except to know that French rental processes aren’t standardized so drop your expectations for things being the same from place to place.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Absolutely anywhere In France could be just as different 20 miles down the road is it is 20 miles down the road in the other direction

[@violetgaribyan-jg9ll]

I’ve been France, but only couple hours. I love it.

[@dsd975]

Thank you for sharing our @coastalfamilyvacation respite vacation program for SC residents fighting cancer. Thank you Janice! We loved our day with you in Fontainebleau.

[@tericam5154]

I love your spirit. Thank you for your vlog.

[@JaniceInFrance]

You are so welcome

[@carole-f8x]

Thanks for this video and tour of your apartment. You live in a beautiful neighborhood…I love the views from your windows! Sending love from New Jersey ❤

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thanks for watching!

[@jahnacarlson3528]

Thank you for sharing your home with us.

[@JaniceInFrance]

You are so welcome! Now that I’ve renovated AGAIN, I’ll show you more in a couple of months!

[@oksanaiavorovska7768]

❤❤❤

[@christinaplaisted9563]

Thank-you very informative video loved the walk round both apartments sending love and hugs❤❤❤

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you

[@Ana-Maria-Sierra]

Janice, Great overview and resources. BTW it would be a good idea to get some filming tips. It was difficult to watch the new apartment tour. I actually felt some motion sickness at one point and it wasn’t easy to watch or get a good idea of the place.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Sorry, I’ll try better next time

[@Ana-Maria-Sierra]

@@JaniceInFrance 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@annieday77]

Good morning from Granbury Texas . Thank you for all you do.

[@JaniceInFrance]

You are so welcome and thank you for your kindness. Stay cool in that Texas weather

[@karenclem206]

Hi, I lived in Granbury for a few years and loved it, can’t believe the grocery stores, good restaurants, and beauty of such a small town.

[@joannecannon5033]

Little buster is just adorable,I love dogs,I have a white chihuahua named Alfie,thankyou for your Apartment tour Janice

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you! Buster is now gone.

[@joannecannon5033]

@@JaniceInFrance awwww I am so sorry,it's awful when we lose them💌💌

[@mojo7493]

Very unusual to have a designated laundry room in europe!

[@JaniceInFrance]

I know and it’s huge. It’s bigger than my kitchen.

[@Francebound2024]

Watching this again! I also agree about An’s videos on renting. I’m hoping to follow closely behind her. I’m also going to be working with Adrian to help with getting settled!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Best of luck!

[@aussiebushgirl1829]

Hey Janice. Where are you?? We miss you and your journey in France! Hoping you are well and will pick up this message. 🙏🌷

[@JaniceInFrance]

I’ve had so much going on and we’re trying to make this video so much better than the last one, and a little loss here in the family and my editor is having trouble with the Internet. So all in all we’re supposed to have a video go out on March 30th and I’m still hopeful, but it may be the next week. Thank you so much for asking. I really really appreciate it.

[@JaniceInFrance]

We didn’t quite make the March 30 deadline but we are looking now for April 13

[@jodiehebert8285]

I also follow An with Postcards from my Golden Years, and she does have a wealth of information. I’m thinking finding an apartment in Nice is very competitive and Adrian was instrumental in finding it. My concern is if the landlords will keep raising prices every year or in the summer. Maybe more common on the French Riviera?

[@JaniceInFrance]

I love An and I’m going to be seeing her soon in Paris

[@bellstar8473]

Great video Janice!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you

[@joanbuenaventura5360]

wonderful!!!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Many thanks!!

[@sibylledecarlo7108]

New subscriber😊 Nice video. I appreciate how you speak clearly & slowly; Southern belle 😊

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you for subscribing

[@JaniceInFrance]

I think being a teacher helped me to slow down

[@lindafrazier8092]

So good to see you🎉

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you Linda

[@silvertrendcollection]

Very informative video. We were in Greece last year where my parents live. We also visited Paris for a couple of days. We are planning to move to Greece or France in the future or going back and forth to each country so this was helpful. We love Europe! I lived in Greece for 8 years and want to get back to Europe soon! Love your pets, we had a Shihtzu, miss him. Lot's of love to you Janice xx

[@JaniceInFrance]

@@silvertrendcollection I’ve never been degrees I think it’s a little bit too warm for my liking, but it certainly is gorgeous from what I’ve seen. If you ever find yourself this way, let me know and we’ll have a cuppa coffee chocolate whatever lol.

[@annescanapico7168]

Excellent. Thank you

[@JaniceInFrance]

You are welcome!

[@Hummingbirds2023]

Good work Janice!! That newer apt was so stark white almost blinding. No character to it. Imo

[@luccamagic]

thank you for this. For me, it is all about the bones of a building. I pay more for good bones and the space is usually smaller.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Good idea

[@bobolpatrick3789]

Bonjour ,j'habite sur la cote d'azur à Toulon en France et, les prix sont vraiment accessible ,pour le prix que vous payé vous pouvez avoir un trois pièces face à la Mer Méditerranée . Tout dépend de ce que l'ont recherche e,t quelle style de vie ont veut mener.. Bonne continuation

[@bloomjoy]

Thank you Janice for your lovely videos. I have watched two so far. I have my bucket list and places in France Ì wish to visit when that day comes to go for it. I wish to study at College of Art in France, which is located in Paris Ì believe. It is a two month program in simmer so I would be looking at a BNB Ì guess. So many beautiful places to see in France! I'm an empty nester living in Alberta, Canada. So semi retired but dream if working abroad doing something creative on side. I'm soon to be 65 and working on studies first. But hope to plan a trip in few gears or so. I will definately look forward to new adventures in future. Blessings to you for starting your KZbin site.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you! When you get ready to come my way, let me know. Coffee with a friend is always good!

[@mylenefarmer7204]

Great video. I couldn’t find the pdf file in your website.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Try again

[@mojo7493]

You are brave to not have AC! Looks like a lovely apartment😊

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you I like it

[@scotsam7590]

You more than likely need the French bank account for you long term 1 year + visa and then residency.

[@JaniceInFrance]

No only if I want to get money back from my medical and a few other items.

[@bubaboi3335]

Hi I just see you video it was helpful I’m from philadelphia USA

[@JaniceInFrance]

I’m glad it wasn’t thank you for letting me know

[@AnneFERNANDO-wj1zg]

HI Janice- Stumbled upon your videos- have been watching them and they are so inspiring, and I tel myself I can do it too a my age. I have been panning to either retire in Italy or France- France appeals more to me having lived and studied in France and knowing the language in my case. I also have my host parents from when I studied and made quite a few friends in La Val de La Loire while I was student way back. I will continue to watch your vides and plan on saying addios to the US once I do reitre at 67 -5 more years to go- I wish to rent first- any ideas on places not in Paris in the outskirts- like Garonne, Marseille, Aude ? Great information and insight. BestS Sharon

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you and thank you for what you said about continuing to watch my videos

[@karenthompson498]

Hi Janice!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Hi

[@nolitadinally3279]

Dear Janice, I just came across your channel and I believe it was for a reason! I love your videos. Your apartment is nice and cozy. I dream of one day living in France and hope to visit one day soon. My question is about the language barrier, do you recommend being completely fluent or know just enough to get by?

[@JaniceInFrance]

Don’t worry about the language barrier at all

[@juliehermosillo1701]

Hi Janice! Kind of off topic and maybe you have covered this in another video (I just found you), but I'm wondering how much French you knew before moving and if you are actively taking French lessons now that you are there? Also if you didn't have a large French vocabulary prior to moving, was it difficult to do everything that needed to be done with your VISA when you 1st arrived? My husband and I are retired educators (too!) and we're making our move next year at this time! We are trying to learn a bit of French in the year that we have and plan to continue learning once we arrive. Really am enjoying your videos!

[@JaniceInFrance]

You’ll be happy to know I knew nothing of French when I arrived. When you do your visa work in the states of course it’s all in English you don’t do anything until after you’ve been here for three months and then you will go on the computer and do everything in it is also in English. They will ask you do you want emails in English or French so therefore they will give you an email in English and in French. I live in Fontainbleau as you may or may not know and I have found it not difficult nor have I found it difficult in France to get around at all people know French some people know a little English it’s OK we all get along and hand signs are fabulous. Let me know if there’s anything I can help you with

[@mitzi8100]

Always great information!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you

[@julief634]

Love your energy and vibe! Thanks for this video since I may be thinking of moving to either France or Montreal Canada if Trump gets back in office. This will be my plan B go to. I wanted to ask how are the homes/apts in Versailles area of France? Or where the Louvre is and where the French Revolution took place? I saw a video in that area but wondered what living around there would be like. It is so beautiful! And where you are is lovely and cozy. I am not retired as of yet but hoping to open a small business, cafe and cakes type of place. Maybe I should leave USA first before I invest in that. Your apartment is cozy, I like it and the juliet balconies are so adorable. Kitty and Buster soooo cute! Careful with kitty by balcony don't let kitty go for a bird out there, they tend to jump or get lost. Looking forward to more of your videos of France...it is so relaxing too.

[@JaniceInFrance]

I can’t answer all those questions right now but I will do some videos. Kitty and Buster do great on the patio and kitty even gets to go outside believe it or not and when I’m ready for her to come back in she comes back in I also have another dog Buster. Who’s the oldest, and not doing too well right now, but anyway Living life and loving everybody’s comments and especially thanking you yes, if you’re wanting to move to France, I don’t think you should open a business unless you open it in France lol

[@julief634]

@@JaniceInFrance Thanks so much! Looking forward to the videos. Aww sweet about Kitty, you and her have a great bond. Hope Buster feels better soon ♥ and yes I will wait till I move for that business although I will probably start it online first then have my cafe one day, hopefully somewhere in France! btw I heard that everything is cheaper over there including emergency hospitals, nothing like here in the USA you go broke with the medical bills.

[@JaniceInFrance]

@@julief634 true

[@morgank7560]

So did you use a property agent to help you land an apartment?

[@JaniceInFrance]

No, I had seen this apartment in 2018 and when I couldn’t find anything I finally just messaged her and said, do you know of anyone that’s renting an apartment and she said our apartment will be ready in February and I said well I’ll be there

[@annieontheroad]

Do the new apartments have air conditioning? Or do no apartments in France have AC? That might be a deal breaker, sadly.

[@JaniceInFrance]

No

[@Hippy2021]

Look so depressing. Visiting France is very fun, no doubt about it but living there is a different story. I love nature(hiking a lot), sport (swimming daily), and also the crowds to communicate. I love shopping, going to bars enjoying some drinks. I have all here in California but in France for the type of living i am having now cost a fortune. Not cheap as people think. Cheaper living in suburban and country side but really depressing in the cold days when you will see no one. Some region of France shutdown after summer when all tourists disappear. Paris is for visiting, fun , but if you're sporty the only way is using your machine at home for exercise. The city sometimes is very highly polluted. Am researching on moving and looking a place that can fit my lifestyle.

[@JaniceInFrance]

I love fountain blue. I am surrounded by the forest and it just is my place.

[@user-gc7wc5se8o]

Hi Janice. We saw a rental on Morning Croissant - for several months which is what we want now. You mentioned this company. Do you know if it is reliable? Thanks 33:35

[@JaniceInFrance]

No I don’t. I wouldn’t do anything until you are where you want to be, but I like their sites because it is a goo gauge. It isn’t a company it’s just a place to put tour ad on ……I think

[@naldamorales2434]

Hi Janice, let me know, please, if I could call you. I am love your English accent and pronunciation, and i am interested in chatting with you to improve my skills speaking English. My tongue language is Spanish

[@Myminimalistlife_x]

Janice …😊 How much as the rent of the new apartment on this video in euros?

[@JaniceInFrance]

This is not a new apartment. I had 3 bedrooms when I moved in but I didn’t pay for all three and they kept the third bedroom locked. So now I have access to the third bedroom for storage and pay 25.00 euros which is 27.00 US money!

[@monicapham805]

Janice are you AMERICAN , Why you move to French ?

[@JaniceInFrance]

Yes, I’m in American, and very proud to be American, but I wanted in an adventure you need to go back and look at my very first and second videos and you know exactly why I moved lol

[@Fran-ik6ob]

No way you will get a 2 bed apartment in Fontainebleau for €900. must be a shoebox.

[@JaniceInFrance]

I didn’t say you could! I said you could get a one bedroom for 995.00

[@ramandeepgill4075]

❤❤❤