France has much to offer visitors, expatriates and investors. Due to many natural and economic factors, France is an ideal location for many of today’s wise property investors who seek a stable market in which to make their next purchase – and that is especially true as the real estate market corrects from years of rapid expansion.

France is one of the most visited countries of the world with excellent, modern transportation infrastructure and close, easy links with the United-Kingdom and mainland Europe. It has both a chic, cosmopolitan atmosphere and culture in the livelier towns such as Paris, Lyon, Montpellier or Marseille and beautiful rural towns and villages - with that unmistakable French charm, that continues to draw visitors and expatriates.

For each project, a French SCI (“société civile immobilière”: a real estate investment company tied to a specific property) is set up to purchase the chosen estate, itself owned by an independent US (or international) trust company set up by the investors. This way, whatever taxes are owed in France will be paid by the SCI – with no need to fiscally involve the US owners of the SCI