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First things first, the question you have to ask yourself at the very beginning, is which type of apartments to rent Paris you are searching for, a furnished or an unfurnished one. Look at the problem from several aspects. If you want to stay here for a few months it is better for you to rent a furnished accommodation, because it will ease your headache about purchasing various things in your new home and you will be vacant to install yourself in a new place of living. But from the other hand it will be much more economical to get a non-furnished apartment if you would remain here for several years. It is simple to go to a secondhand market and look for some furniture on your taste that will be suitable for you and your pocket.

Two means of home renting exist in Paris. They are the “do-it-yourself” method and the “agency” way, but selecting the second one you will be to pay some extra funds for rent to the agency facilities. There is no other mode to find Paris apartment.

The easiest way is to turn to a company. You should find a company with English speaking office workers who will know the language well enough for you to tell them about the accommodation you need. Find yellow pages and there look for “immobiliers” that means from French real property and call in these agencies. After you have phoned to a company you are to tell them 'Bonjour, parlez vous anglais?' ('Bojho, parley voo angley') which means “Good day, do you speak English”. And if the reply is affirmative, you can say what you require for. You have to bear in mind that the commission for Paris short term accommodation can be from 1 month period to a full month.

The “do-it-yourself” way may be also so easy one as the method with the assistance of a company. But the diversity is that owing to this way you will save much more funds than in preceding case. Only in this case you will have to talk to lessors that bring you a difficulty. For this, you can receive help of a local person someone whom you knew before or someone you have met in a forum, for example. If you don't have such a man you will have to look for an English speaking lessor that will surely limit the number of the apartments that you will visit, but don't be afraid you will find such people. And bear in mind that a great amount of French lessors prefer to give their accommodations to people who are native English speakers.

You may begin your search from the place that is named the “American church of Paris”. This is the area where you will find a lot of English speaking persons and other English resources. There is a “FUSAC” magazine that you may purchase near the main gate of the church. (Till now the best printed resource for Englishmen who need information in Paris). And short term apartment Paris may be also receive with the assistance of web sources.