Hello All,I posted this on the Living Section of the Questions, but I thought that maybe someone here might have some ideas.I am buying/renovating a property in Italy as a second and vacation property for me (I am alone), my children and grandchil
Hello.I have been a follower of the magazine and the website for several years.I am now close to retirement and am looking to buy a very NOT expensive property to renovate as a project.I wouldl like to find a wonderful town with beauty, cafes and
Hi, Good Luck with your move. I have just purchased a property after a two year search. I could not have done it without my most wonderful and talented lawyer Cristina Mattei. Cristina is an American Italian, brought up in Philadelpia (grandparents in Abruzzo) and law school in Rome. She is based in Pescara (Abruzzo) and I was recommended to her by a builder and geometra. I will be forever grateful: www.matteilaw.net . Her email is there. She is GREAT! And it doesn't matter where you end up buying. She will be able to help.I have bought in Arpino, Frosinone, a lovely undiscovered town. I bought from a wonderful woman and her Italian husband. Her email is kyliecossa@gmail.com She is Australian and she came back to live in the town her husband grew up in after he spent 30 years in Sydney. They have very unusual properties which is what attracted me.As you have been told and will find out, there is NO MULTILISTINGS in Italy. Every NEIGHBORHOOD practically has their own agency. Google Translate will be your new best friend if you look on the Italian sites. No broker except perhaps Coen (who seems absolutely lovely) will represent any properties that are not listed with them. It just is not worth their time financially. I had appointments to visit properties with Coen, but I fell in love with Arpino and a palazzo just a few meters from the main piazza and decided that this is where I wanted to buy. I got it at a price I can afford.Buying in any foreign country is not an easy task. But I didn't find Italy any more complicated than anywhere else. Every country has it things.. and Italy has its things. If you are really planning to move to Italy, I would first decide where you want to live and then tackle the process in stages.Good Luck!Kim
Hi Gala,Unfortunately we do not have airlines that fly directly into any other cities but Rome or Milan. So it is a bit limiting if I want to be within a 2 - 3 hour drive from the airport.I have thought of your area and have planned a visit. As you may have read in my posts I found a terrific property in Abruzzo, but in the end because of legalities the purchase did not go through.I am heading to Italy for a ten day house hunting trip and am seeing some properties up your way.You are 100% right that it is not good to rush!Thanks.Kim
Hi Gala,Thanks so much. The roof and the foundations of course!! Yes, I am from a family of builders and have renovated before so I at least am aware of what to look for.. But I am in the market for a project as much as for a vacation/second home and although I certainly am not looking for a total ruin or complete rebuild, I don't mind tackling the roof if necessary! :-)Thanks for your advice and if you know of anything, I would be happy to hear.Kind regards,Kim
Hi Modicasa,Thank you for your concern. I appreciate it. You seem to be very knowledgable.What do you think of the Ciocaria region? Are there other towns that you would recommend being near that don't have a large price tag attached to them.I am looking for something within an easy driving distance of the Rome or Milan area. I am not in the UK with the budget airlines to Pescara, Pergulia etc.Any comments would be appreciated.Kind regards,Kim
I am looking for a property to renovate as my budget is not big and I want to do the renovations in stages. If you know of anything in your area I would be happy to hear. Please contact me off line kim@ipresources.co.il
Comments posted
Hi, Good Luck with your move. I have just purchased a property after a two year search. I could not have done it without my most wonderful and talented lawyer Cristina Mattei. Cristina is an American Italian, brought up in Philadelpia (grandparents in Abruzzo) and law school in Rome. She is based in Pescara (Abruzzo) and I was recommended to her by a builder and geometra. I will be forever grateful: www.matteilaw.net . Her email is there. She is GREAT! And it doesn't matter where you end up buying. She will be able to help.I have bought in Arpino, Frosinone, a lovely undiscovered town. I bought from a wonderful woman and her Italian husband. Her email is kyliecossa@gmail.com She is Australian and she came back to live in the town her husband grew up in after he spent 30 years in Sydney. They have very unusual properties which is what attracted me.As you have been told and will find out, there is NO MULTILISTINGS in Italy. Every NEIGHBORHOOD practically has their own agency. Google Translate will be your new best friend if you look on the Italian sites. No broker except perhaps Coen (who seems absolutely lovely) will represent any properties that are not listed with them. It just is not worth their time financially. I had appointments to visit properties with Coen, but I fell in love with Arpino and a palazzo just a few meters from the main piazza and decided that this is where I wanted to buy. I got it at a price I can afford.Buying in any foreign country is not an easy task. But I didn't find Italy any more complicated than anywhere else. Every country has it things.. and Italy has its things. If you are really planning to move to Italy, I would first decide where you want to live and then tackle the process in stages.Good Luck!Kim
Thanks so much for your reply.All answers are welcome. I will look into your town!! :-)
Hi Gala,Unfortunately we do not have airlines that fly directly into any other cities but Rome or Milan. So it is a bit limiting if I want to be within a 2 - 3 hour drive from the airport.I have thought of your area and have planned a visit. As you may have read in my posts I found a terrific property in Abruzzo, but in the end because of legalities the purchase did not go through.I am heading to Italy for a ten day house hunting trip and am seeing some properties up your way.You are 100% right that it is not good to rush!
Thanks.Kim
Hi Gala,Thanks so much. The roof and the foundations of course!! Yes, I am from a family of builders and have renovated before so I at least am aware of what to look for.. But I am in the market for a project as much as for a vacation/second home and although I certainly am not looking for a total ruin or complete rebuild, I don't mind tackling the roof if necessary! :-)Thanks for your advice and if you know of anything, I would be happy to hear.Kind regards,Kim
Hi Modicasa,Thank you for your concern. I appreciate it. You seem to be very knowledgable.What do you think of the Ciocaria region? Are there other towns that you would recommend being near that don't have a large price tag attached to them.I am looking for something within an easy driving distance of the Rome or Milan area. I am not in the UK with the budget airlines to Pescara, Pergulia etc.Any comments would be appreciated.Kind regards,Kim
Hi Laura,Thanks so much for your reply. I would be happy to hear from your colleaque off line at kim@ipresources.co.il.Kind regards,Kim
I am looking for a property to renovate as my budget is not big and I want to do the renovations in stages. If you know of anything in your area I would be happy to hear. Please contact me off line kim@ipresources.co.il
Hi.I am certainly interested in hearing about the opportunity. Please contact me off line at kim@ipresources.co.il.