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FEATURED · MONEY & TAX12 MIN READ
The real cost of moving to Italy in 2027: the first-year budget, line by line
Visas, deposits, taxes, the hidden €7–12k, and the worksheet to run your own numbers.
VISAS · 9 MIN
Elective residence income: what counts, what doesn't, and why applications fail
Salaries don't count. Savings don't either. The passive-income test, explained the consulate's way.
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BUYING · 7 MIN
Ten questions to ask about any Italian listing (before you fall in love)
Floor areas, permits, heirs, the APE: the questions that change negotiations, with why each matters.
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LIVING · 6 MIN
Your US licence dies after a year. Here's the driving plan nobody mentions
No conversion for Americans, exams in Italian, and why starting month one saves the whole second year.
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MONEY & TAX · 11 MIN
The 7% flat tax is for retirees, not nomads, and other tax myths, corrected
Who actually qualifies for which regime (7% south, impatriate, forfettario) without the YouTube version.
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VISAS · 8 MIN
The lease-before-visa trap: how to sign 12 months in Italy from 5,000 miles away
Why consulates want a registered lease first, ghost ads, and residency-compliant contracts done remotely.
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LIVING · 10 MIN
Four agencies, one arrival: sequencing the permesso, Comune, tax office and INPS
The order matters. Do it wrong and every office sends you back to a different one. The map, drawn.
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THE ARCHIVE · 32 IN-DEPTH PIECES
Everything we've written on buying and moving well.
The €1 house in Italy: what the headlines don't tell American buyers.READ → The proposta d'acquisto: what you're really signing before the deposit.READ → Buying a house does not let you live in Italy. The visa does.READ → The Elective Residency Visa: the route most American retirees take.READ → Sicily's €1 towns, ranked by whether you'd actually want to live there.READ → “Needs work” in Italy: reading the renovation warning signs.READ → Italy's 7% flat tax for retirees: who actually qualifies in 2026.READ → Can Americans get an Italian mortgage? Yes, but slower.READ → Lake Como on a non-billionaire budget: where buyers actually look.READ → US tax when you own and rent in Italy: FATCA, FBAR and the IRS.READ → The Airbnb crackdown: what the CIN code and 26% tax mean for your rental plans.READ → Buying a ruin to rebuild: realistic timelines and budgets.READ → “AmerExit”: why record numbers of Americans are buying in Italy.READ → The real cost of buying in Italy, beyond the sticker price.READ → Catasto vs reality: when the floor plans don't match the house.READ → Prima casa vs second home: the tax difference that can cost you thousands.READ → Buying a trullo or masseria in Puglia: the checks that protect youREAD → Buying a Tuscan farmhouse: the checks that matter mostREAD → Buying on Lake Como: what to verify before you signREAD → Buying on Lake Garda: what to verify before you signREAD → Buying on the Amalfi Coast: what to verify before you signREAD → Buying property in Abruzzo: the checks that protect youREAD → Buying property in Calabria: the checks that protect youREAD → Buying property in Le Marche: the checks that protect youREAD → Buying property in Liguria: what to verify before you signREAD → Buying property in Piedmont: the checks that protect youREAD → Buying property in Rome and Lazio: what to verify before you signREAD → Buying property in Sardinia: the checks that protect youREAD → Buying property in Sicily: beyond the one-euro houseREAD → Buying property in Umbria: the checks that protect youREAD → Case study: the Puglia trullo that wasn't fully legalREAD → Case study: the Tuscan farmhouse where the land wasn't all includedREAD →
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