Hello,
I am a single college educated American male. I sold my beautiful split-level 3 bedroom home as well as the contents, both my vehicles (a fairly new loaded Chevy Suburban and a Jeep Wrangler). I had no mortgage, car payments or student loans. I did this in order to move to France. I arrived here July 13th. I have been unable to rent an appartment because a bank must guarantee a lease, despite the fact that I have transferred funds (at a shamefully significant loss due to the current exchange rate) into my French banking institution which would cover the amount of the rental for the next ten years and purchased stock I had no intention of buying, all to show my bank that I am financially independent and stable. They asked me to transfer a larger sum and I flat out refused to do so. They refused to guarantee the rental I was to move into.
I have been in a hotel since my arrival and just recently returned the rental car I was using and purchased a 2 year old Peugot. Needless to say with so much invested in this move I am NOT ready to give up. Does anyone here have any suggestions or ideas about how to rent without french rental agencies and banks involvement?