Guide to buying a property
A step-by-step guide to each stage of buying a property
The 10 steps of a real estate purchase
Buying real estate is a long-term commitment and an important step in your life, especially when it is your first purchase. The process can sometimes seem difficult. Good preparation and good advice will be your best allies in making your property purchase a success.
IFIC International explains how to carry out your project, step by step, whether you want to buy your main residence or make a rental investment.
4. Are you selling too ?
Searching for a property takes time, between 3 and 6 months on average. Working with a real estate agent can reduce your search time. So, do not hesitate to contact us to tell us about your project, our team will be happy to help you find the property that suits you.
6. Making an offer
Once your nugget is found, we help you position your offer (in terms of price) and present it (in terms of conditions), in order to put all the chances on your side. On the one hand, to "option" the property and on the other hand by what is accepted.
In the event that you condition your acquisition to the realization of work, our technical manager will advise you on the nature of the work to be carried out so that they also constitute a potential lever on the value of your property. We will inform you about existing energy renovation aid and direct you to the ones best suited to your situation.
Know that we do everything to give you as much time as possible to think. In addition, we make it a point of honor to answer all your questions upstream of a commitment and not downstream.
8. Get your financing
Following the signing of the compromise, you have a period of about 45 days to obtain your loan agreement, which is relatively short. To support you in this process, we put you in touch with our network of partners selected for their professionalism.
9. Sign the authentic deed of sale
About three months after signing the sales agreement, you can finally sign the authentic deed.
Congratulations, you now own your home !
10. Stay informed about the value of your property
Real estate represents the largest share of the wealth of the French. The resale of a property is carried out on average every 7 years. It is therefore important to stay connected with your agent on the news of the real estate market, so as not to miss out on opportunities that can improve your wealth situation. Our relationship with our customers is long-term. For this reason, more than 80% of our mandates are entrusted to us by our former clients with whom we have often had the chance to work on several generations of the same family. We propose you to become your "family agent" who will prescribe the best for your real estate assets.