Ciao tutti. We have a home in Umbria, and I would like to know if you need solar energy to operate your pool? We do not have a heated pool and are not interested in installing solar panels due to the cost. Currently we have 4 solar panels and 6
Lisa DeNunzio's activity
Questions Asked
We have recently purchased a small apartment in the historic section of Firenze. We are nearing completion of the project however, the price of the construction has 'doubled' from the original preventivo. Is this right or normal? Thanks Lisa
Thu, 04/20/2023 - 10:43
Buongiorno tutti. We have owned a home in Ficulle for about 5 years. Our caretaker and his wife have recently told us they will no longer be able to care for our home. So we are in need of help to clean, care for our 80 vines, 30 very young oli
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 10:50
Is it necessary to be a Resident to own a car and obtain a drivers license? We have citizenship but not residency. Grazie
Sat, 06/01/2019 - 11:29
We are considering renting our home during the summer months. What is or is there a procedure to be followed in renting. How difficult is it to register your home for this purpose? Is it necessary to register the home?How much tax would need to
Fri, 03/01/2019 - 14:13
Citizenship. My husband and I are Italian/American and have had our Italian citizenship and passports for many years. Our children also became citizens just after us and have their passports as well. Does anyone know if their children are autom
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 13:24
Buon giorno. I am an American with dual citizenship. My children have their citizenship, AIRE, codice fiscale and passports. Now they are adults with children of their own. My question is will their male children have any military oblig
Mon, 01/21/2019 - 11:01
Our two children and grandchildren will be visiting us at Casa Le Crete, Ficulle, in October. As the children are still very young (4, 2 1/2 and 1 1/2) we are interested in finding things that would be of interest to them. Thought of a farm wher
Wed, 08/22/2018 - 14:52
I have owned in Italy for a few years and have not ever received a bill for water!!!! What is the name of the water company ( I am in Umbria) and how is it paid for.
Fri, 07/13/2018 - 19:52
We are considering renting our home in Italy. Can anyone explain S.C.I.A.?? What does it mean? Is it necessary? Is there a cost involved?Grazie,
Wed, 04/05/2017 - 02:49
Comments posted
Grazie Ugo!
Buon giorno Nadia. Thank you for your response. I do follow and use online applications to study Italian, but was hoping to connect 'face to face' with an instructor. I was looking to find someone in the Fabro/Ficulle area. Grazie for your interest. Best, Lisa
I would also love to improve my Italian. We (my husband and I) own a home in Ficulle just outside of Fabro and would be interested in a group or individual class. Lascimi sapere. Lisa
Hi Jane. This is my email address so that we can chat more informally. lisadenunzio@icloud.com. I have previously sent you our website and also have an Instagram which I use to hopefully draw attention to the house and the area. https://www.instagram.com/casalecrete/ I am not on Facebook so am unable to see your page.Yes, the movers give you a page to fill out. It also needs to be translated into Italian, but in an informal way - not notarized like most forms in Italy.As we have now made this connection and knowing that you own rental property as well, I would like to ask you a few questions. Our mastery of Italian is improving, but has ways to go......so we are never sure if we are being taken advantage of mostly in reference to caretakers, cleaners, etc. Can you share with me what you pay for someone to open and close the house when guests arrive? We are paying 60 euro to open and 60 to close. We do pay separately for cleaning.Perhaps we can meet in Tavernelle for a coffee or pranzo when we arrive in March. Look forward to hearing from you.Best, Lisa - lisadenunzio@icloud.com
Hi Jane. In actuality, you decide what your goods are worth. We set the value on the low side so as not to pay more money. So do you mean you are becoming residents of Italy? We decided against this and just have passport, codice fiscale and A.I.R.E. Works for us.We live most of the year in Coral Gables, Florida. We love to spend time in Ficulle, but I am a sucker for my three grandchildren so do not like to be away more than 4 weeks at a clip. We have lots of fun antiqueing and shopping for vintage finds. The house is actually two houses that are attached and we only rent the smaller one when we are not there. In true Italian fashion (confusion), my husband Arturo is shown as owning one home and I am shown on the deed for the other 'for tax purposes'. Allora. BTW. How is your Italian? Parli???
We did pay duty fees as we are not residents. I believe you do not have to pay duty if you are a resident. If memory serves me correctly it was not 'killer' - think 10%. We were extremely nervous during the whole process. My husband was sure the container ship would 'tip' (this can actually happen) and we would loose all our belongings. Plus the ship was arriving at Naples and then another truck was bringing the shipment to to Ficulle where it was changed into a smaller truck in order to make it up our hill and across the bridge....We also had purchased quite a few things in the U.S. as everything seems harder to find and more expensive in Italy. The movers wrapped everything within an inch of its life so no one knew if it was old or new. We were aware that Customs could decide to open a box - which they did - but nothing happened. I'm sorry the trail has gone a bit cold for me as far as documentation. Just try and get a mover that you can trust. As far as Italy we know Tavernelle as we frequent a great paint store there called MAFF. We love to meet new people. Will be there from 20 March for a few weeks. Don't hesitate to get in touch. A presto, Lisawww.casalecrete.com
It is very confusing. We have a commercialista but we are still learning. Hopefully all will work out. Seems property rentals are down in Umbria due to the earthquake. As we are not earning income in Italy we would prefer not to pay taxes. Allora. Of course, it is not up to us.
OK. So I only need SCIA if I am restoring a property. Do you have any idea if I am advertising the house for rent on a website if I need to pay IVA? We would be receiving the money in USD at our bank in the states.Grazie
Grazie. I have saved the link...
Sorry no answers either. Smart Card gives you more channels, but since I can't work the tv, I can't be sure of that either