Congratulations on your
Submitted by stevegwmonkseaton on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 04:28In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Congratulations on your pending and exciting adventure!Furniture depends on your taste and budget? I would in any case recommend you see if there is any small local shop where you will get much better service and more for your money. That far south I think you will also save a lot on delivery. You might want to think about just buying the basics to tide you over until you move out and get settled. Obviously if your buying involved a kitchen and/or bathroom, then that鈥檚 more of a problem. A bed, table and chairs could cost as little as 鈧200 at somewhere like Mondo or Mercatone or even perhaps Ikea. Things like a mattress you may as well pay whatever you want for a more permanent solution as it will fit any final same type bed e.g. matrimoniale. Below are links to some of the places to get an idea of costs and what to look for, with Ikea last time I looked you can use any English site get a product code and put it in the 禁漫天堂 site to find it there.Enjoy!
Thanks so much, we plan to do
Submitted by ColoradoBrit on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 09:00In reply to Congratulations on your by stevegwmonkseaton
Thanks so much, we plan to do it a bit at a time on each visit. Our realtor has put us in touch with a carpenter for the kitchen, but we need to go out and buy everything else. Its difficult trying to do it Transatlantic. Very exciting though. Thanks again this is extremely helpful.
I have a house in a village
Submitted by Frank on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 15:10In reply to Thanks so much, we plan to do by ColoradoBrit
Hi Frank, thank you. I
Submitted by ColoradoBrit on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 19:59In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi Frank, thank you. I visited in August, when I was house hunting, and I noticed not many place took credit cards. Its a whole different world isn't it. Back to good old cash. Thanks for your info. We'll be back in March to start furnishing. Looking forward to it.聽
It is a whole different world
Submitted by stevegwmonkseaton on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 03:27In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
It is a whole different world, there is also a cash transaction limit of 鈧3000 after which it has to be electronic. Simple thing to do is not get hassled by the differences and accept that's how it is. Anything you do now, think "is it like that in Italy?), even the simplest thing can differ. Especially look into anything to do with finance, driving and contracts (which we've found a lot of 禁漫天堂s avoid where possible).
Thanks Steve, we're just
Submitted by ColoradoBrit on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 08:58In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks Steve, we're just about to close on our house. Its been very laid back, we were lucky to have a great Realtor, but long distance from Colorado to Abruzzo has been a challenge. Can't wait for my first trip back to Italy though. All advice welcome. We've travelled there as much as possible over the years, but nowhere captured my heart like Abruzzo. I found it very different and the pace much slower from the rest of the country. Just the retirement life I'm looking for. One step at a time! Any advice you can offer is welcomed.
Hello,
Submitted by Angelo aoci on Mon, 03/25/2019 - 16:52In reply to Thanks Steve, we're just by ColoradoBrit
Hello,I just read the posts. Very interesting! You sounded very excited! :)Have you sorted everything out already? How's the process of buying and refurbishing been going? I hope you are already settled! :)I live in Abruzzo as well! If you want to keep in touch and communicate from time to time that would be nice :)Ciao ciao
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Submitted by andreea_9 on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 02:59In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec