I.P.F Conseils

Pros: Was actually able to rent a nice place for 2.5 years with a long lease. I did have a French guarantor though. So the plus side is that they rented to me despite being a foreigner (with a contract and long-​term visa). I was turned down by a couple agencies even with a guarantor.
Cons: After speaking with friend and colleagues, I believe that they took advantage of me in a way that would post-​mortgage crisis be considered predatory. Their agents are supposed to be experts in assessing the damage on-​site and they should give you a check during the check-​out. I knew that and argued, but she said that because I didn’t have one mail key that it would have to wait. Why not just charge me for the mail key (I argued)? I paid 1000 euros for the agency fee to begin with and they found a way to charge back charges. The charges are raised every year and regulated. From the internet, it seems like charging back-​charges is common (at least, a lot of immigrants complain about it), but it’s not clear if it’s 1) legal and 2) used against everyone.
What I’m saying is that the fair-​haired Europeans I talked with did not experience the same problems with other agencies.