"I viewed 15 apartments in Paris before finding one. Each viewing had 20+ people. The winner? I hand-delivered my dossier at 7 AM the next day." - Sarah, USA
The Guarantor Problem
"No French guarantor meant paying 12 months rent upfront. Painful, but it secured a great apartment." - Rashid, Egypt
The Perfect Dossier
"My dossier was 40 pages including a professional photo and personal statement. Excessive? Maybe. Effective? Absolutely." - Lin, China
Regional Differences
"After Paris's nightmare, finding a house in Brittany was shockingly easy. The landlord barely glanced at my documents." - James, Australia