Checking seloger.com every few hours, Silviu turned house hunting into detective work, while "Compromis Signé" signs kept bursting our bubbles.
I've never lived in a house. Our wish list: near Orsay station, detached, three bedrooms. Then our apartment sold too fast, and panic set in.
Our house search in France began online during the second lockdown. Houses sold within days, and our apartment sold after a single visit.
Why leave a perfectly good apartment after only three years? Noisy neighbours, a broken lift, a lobby door that never locks, and a pandemic.
After nearly seven months of shuttered cafes, France reopens terraces on 19 May 2021. We drove seven hours to Bozel, Savoie, and ate pizza in the rain.