My episode of House Hunters International is re-airing on HGTV this Saturday, January 18th at 11:30pm. Click here for more details! Dining area/kitchen This 22-minute episode follows my apartment hunt and captures the before and after of my apartment renovations....
I have made a big decision: starting this fall/winter, I will start managing my Marais apartment myself. There were a number of factors that went into this decision. But above all, I miss having the personal contact with those renting my home. As many of you know, I...
My episode of House Hunters International is finally airing tomorrow (Thursday, May 16th) at 10:30pm EDT, and again 3 hours later, at 1:30am on Friday, May 17th on HGTV! Click here for more details. If you have not already done so, be sure to read my full account of...
This fall, I went to my first annual Assemblée Générale des copropriétaires, or General Assembly of Co-owners. We were summoned to this General Assembly meeting by an official convocation. Sounds like the shareholder meeting for Coca Cola, or maybe a third legislative...
For those of you who have followed my series of posts on Buying Property in Paris, you know that it has been a long process - the search, purchase and renovations. I moved into the apartment in late October, but I was living out of a suitcase and in a cloud of dust...
I am in the home stretch of apartment renovations on my new Paris apartment. Last weekend, I had hoped to move in, but due to delays in the completion of the renovations, I found myself with a free weekend in Paris and not much desire to sit in my temporary studio...
My tenth post in this series on Buying Property in Paris is a quick update on the state of the renovations in my new Marais apartment. We're getting there, but there's still a long way to go, and time is running out! Before reading this, I invite you to read about my...
My ninth post in this series on Buying Property in Paris is on the move itself. Moving is not a pleasant task in any country. But it can be especially daunting when you are in a foreign country. Below are a few tips I learned from the experience of my recent move....
My eighth post in this series on Buying Property in Paris is a little update on the renovations process. Before reading this, I invite you to read about my thoughts and experiences on pre-search preparations, the apartment search, signing the purchase...
Recently, I sat down with Adrian Leeds, founder of the Adrian Leeds Group, LLS and my own property search consultant, to talk about her adventures in starting her own business, the ins and outs of buying property in Paris and her thoughts on vacation rentals in Paris....
