Flatlooker: rental management for expatriates

(Partner article) If rental property in France is on the rise with non-residents, managing property from abroad is not always easy. The solution: entrust the management of your accommodation to a professional. Flatlooker, digital real estate agency, offers rental management services for expatriates and innovative, fast rental services at a lower cost.

An innovative rental management solution for expatriates

Renting and managing your property in France requires carrying out a large number of administrative procedures, often delicate, which the distance complicates even more. This step is however decisive to guarantee the profitability of its investment, and to secure regular rental income.

Specialist in rental management for expatriates, Flatlooker allows all non-resident owners to manage the rental of their property remotely. Since a dedicated digital platform, the landlord owners are thus able to consult the tenants' applications pre-selected and checked beforehand by Flatlooker, and validating the file of their preference. They can also follow the accounts relating to their accommodation; upload supporting documents online; follow the progress of technical interventions; validate and sign quotes electronically…

For expatriate landlords in the United States, the challenge of rental management from abroad is twofold. Jet lag greatly limits the fluidity of the process of finding a tenant and complicates the technical management of possible incidents during the rental. Added to this is the geographic distance, which does not allow landlord lessors to return to France regularly.

With this online owner space, you can, from the United States, follow in real time the steps carried out by a dedicated expert, and be automatically informed of the slightest innovation. In this way, you delegate tedious and complex procedures, while keeping full control over the rental of your accommodation.

In addition to these innovative digital tools, you benefit from the know-how of a single point of contact, specialized in rental management for expatriates (at Flatlooker, a third of the customers are non-residents), who accompanies you remotely, throughout the project .

To ensure that jet lag is not an obstacle to smooth communication, this advisor is available at staggered schedules, and reachable on Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp, but also by Chat, directly from your online space. This service allows an expatriate in San Francisco, for example, to overcome the difficulties associated with the nine-hour time difference with Paris.

A real estate agency for expatriates at low cost

To be profitable, any real estate investment must follow a quick rental and no rental vacancy. A decisive criterion to ensure stable rental income, and thus reimburse your monthly payments following possible financing.

This is why, in order to sublimate your property, a professional photographer realizes a complete report, consisting of high-quality visuals, commented videos and 360 ° virtual tours, to create an exhaustive and attractive real estate ad.

And in order to further speed up the search for tenants, this offer is then widely distributed, on premium real estate portals (SeLoger, Leboncoin, Logic-immo, Bien'ici…), social networks, and with Flatlooker's partners ( such as the Union of French Abroad (UFE), universities, relocation agencies, etc.).

Thanks to this fast and optimized process, your property is rented within 10 days, three times shorter than with a neighborhood agency. Ultra competitive rates, half the price than those of a traditional agency, you will eventually save on average € 660 per year, and reduce rental vacancies by up to 70%. As for rents, they are paid to you in less than a week after payment by the tenant. Thanks to the partnership with INSOR, you can also benefit from unpaid rent insurance, at 2.5% including tax of the rent, charges included.

Are you already being followed by a real estate agency and want to change it? For a smooth transfer, you can terminate your mandate rental management by specifying that Flatlooker will be the new manager, and the latter will then contact your old agency to facilitate the transition.

Find a property to rent in France, from abroad

You are looking fora property to rent in France in anticipation of a future return to France? You can also rent your future accommodation remotely, from the United States.

From the Flatlooker online platform, you build your rental file, follow the progress of your application, upload your supporting documents, and sign your lease electronically.

Once your file has been validated, you prepare your move in directly from your tenant space. You can:

– Have the surety documents signed online,
– Take out home insurance and an electricity contract with Engie in just a few clicks,
– Pay your first payment,
– Fix the appointment for the inventory of fixtures.

So, on your return to France, you move directly into your accommodation, with complete peace of mind. And even after entering the premises, you still have access to an online rental management space. So you can manage your rent payments, report potential claims in seconds, and track the progress of the incident. Again, a manager is at your disposal, via Chat, to answer all your questions.

Flatlooker offers rental management services for expatriates for properties located in more than 30 cities in France, including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, and Marseille.

Discover now the services of Flatlooker.

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