Even though we ultimately had to purchase the property as three separate homes, we began to develop a plan to combine the houses and ultimately have two houses with three bedrooms and two baths respectively. Along with this our renovation included updates to the septic tank, heating and a rather large dampness issue that […]
In our lives we have bought and sold a number of properties. Some fraught with angst and some uncomplicated. However, nothing could have prepared us for the intricacies and nuances of negotiating in another language and in another country. I compare it to line about Ginger Rogers. “She did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in […]
Fall 2015 We arrived back in Italy on Thursday afternoon after a long but comfortable flight on Alitalia. We had used our miles to upgrade from economy to business class and it made for a more comfortable flight. Watched a movie, had a nice meal with lovely service and slept for […]
Last autumn we traveled to Italy again with the hope of finding a place to purchase. Our first instinct was to buy a ‘city home’ in Firenze or Lucca that could be rented when we were at our home in Coral Gables. However, after looking at several properties in various locations in Tuscany it […]