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    Negotiate now or wait on Lyon studios listed for 9 days?

    Ask the agent for three things: the original listing date, whether it was previously withdrawn or relisted, and whether the seller has rejected any offers. Then separate renovated and unrenovated comparables within the same small area. If financing is ready, that certainty may strengthen a...
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    Paris five-bed homes: is 57 days meaningful or an active-listing distortion?

    I widened the area slightly in a similar search once, and the apparent pattern changed immediately. That raises a boundary question here: what locations are included under “Paris” for this sample? Five-bedroom detached homes can differ sharply between nearby areas, so a small geographic change...
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    First duplex closed: lessons from the offers that failed

    I partly disagree that every rejected offer is useful data. It only helps if you record the price, terms and what feedback was actually provided. Otherwise it is easy to invent a lesson from a decision whose reasoning you never knew. A rejection may say little about the property or your approach...
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    Rent increase versus tenant retention for a Paris apartment—what am I missing?

    A simple way to decide is to compare scenarios over the next year: no increase; a lawful modest increase with retention; and turnover followed by reletting. For the third scenario, subtract likely vacancy and necessary work rather than counting twelve full months at €3,865. Then verify the lease...
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    Rent increase versus tenant retention for a Paris apartment—what am I missing?

    The gap is €411 per month. One vacant month at €3,865 would consume more than nine months of that extra income, before advertising, repairs or the risk of a less reliable replacement. I’d first establish the maximum lawful adjustment, then consider offering less than that in recognition of the...
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