Buying a House: From Search to Offer and Closing

The search becomes easier when budget, priorities, and decision-making process are defined before the visits. Purchasing remains an important operation: each step must be adapted to the case with competent professionals.

Budget and Criteria

Consider price, taxes, brokerage, notary, possible mortgage, renovations, furnishings, and safety margin. Distinguish essential requirements, preferences, and modifiable aspects. If financing is needed, start the comparison with the bank or consultant in advance without confusing a simulation with final approval.

Visit and Comparison

Use the same checklist for each property: location, noise, light, layout, condition, condominium, systems, appurtenances, mobility, and recurring costs. A second visit serves to verify, not just to confirm the initial enthusiasm.

Documents and Checks

Request information on ownership, origin, land registry, urban planning, APE, condominium, and occupancy. The agent organizes data and communications; notary and technicians perform their respective checks. Missing information must become conditions or activities with deadlines.

Offer and Conditions

An offer identifies parties, property, price, sums, terms, delivery, and duration. If the purchase depends on a mortgage or specific checks, the clause must describe the event, term, proof, and effects. Any substantial modification requires attention to the new version.

Towards Closing

After acceptance or preliminary agreement, maintain a timeline with documents, conditions, payments, final inspection, and delivery. Keep receipts and communications. The choice of notary belongs to the buyer.

Decision Control

• complete and sustainable budget;
• explicit selection criteria;
• assigned documents and checks;
• offer read in full;
• deadlines shared by all parties.