Moving to France: Are Andrew & Sam enjoying Bordeaux one year later?

Moving to France: Are Andrew & Sam enjoying Bordeaux one year later?

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Andrew and Sam are back to chat with Lizzie! Watch as they sit down with Lizzie 18 months after their move from Texas to Bordeaux, now fully settled and the proud owners of a stunning historic apartment.

What does it actually take to buy a property in France as an American? Is it easy? In this episode of Real French Connections, Lizzie reconnects with Andrew and Sam, two Texans who first appeared on the channel when they arrived in Bordeaux as renters. Now they’ve made it official, purchasing a beautiful apartment in the heart of the city, originally built for Bordeaux’s historic wine merchants.

They walk through the entire process of buying property in France from finding a trusted broker to sitting with the notary, and explain how it differs from buying property in the US. They also open up about building a real life here: finding community, navigating daily life in French, and the moment the city stopped feeling like Disneyland and started feeling like home.

Watch as Andrew and Sam talk about:
Advice on how they found their broker and navigated the French property buying process
– How their French has improved and why it’s changed their whole experience of living here
– How they’ve made friends with other people in Bordeaux
– What life is REALLY like nearly 2 years later

Whether you’re dreaming of a move to France or already planning one, Andrew and Sam’s story is one of the most honest and warm accounts of what that journey really looks like.

0:00 Meet Andrew and Sam from Texas
1:19 How Andrew and Sam bought property in France
2:45 How buying in France differs from the US, including the notary process
8:10 The history of their apartment: built by wine merchants in the 1700s
9:48 Their beautiful cats are in cat paradise!
11:10 Finding their community and new friends in Bordeaux
12:50 How learning French has helped them embrace French culture
16:04 Navigating French admin and phone calls
17:54 From feeling like a visitor to becoming a local-how the feeling has changed
18:57 What daily life is like in Bordeaux

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