Moving to Europe? Our Journey: Buying a House in Italy
Episode 4 of the Talking Travel with Wendy podcast, hosted by Wendy Payne, titled "Moving to Europe? Our Journey: Buying a House in Italy" was published on April 28, 2025 and runs 21 minutes.
April 28, 2025 ·21m · Talking Travel with Wendy
Summary
Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you! I'm so excited to share this #podcast with you today on #movingtoeurope and our journey to #buyingahouse in #italy The past few months have been a whirlwind from searching to deciding the "second home" to the offer and everything in between. Today I'll be sharing with you my journey of a dream come true. To own a house in Europe! ⏱️TIMELINE⏱️ 1:00 My heart and soul was left in Europe!2:00 Immersion is important2:10 Why? Find out your why?2:38 Foodie4...
Episode Description
Send me a text, I'd love to hear from you!
I'm so excited to share this #podcast with you today on #movingtoeurope and our journey to #buyingahouse in #italy The past few months have been a whirlwind from searching to deciding the "second home" to the offer and everything in between. Today I'll be sharing with you my journey of a dream come true. To own a house in Europe!
⏱️TIMELINE⏱️
- 1:00 My heart and soul was left in Europe!
- 2:00 Immersion is important
- 2:10 Why? Find out your why?
- 2:38 Foodie
- 4:00 Beginnings of TWW (Travel with Wendy)
- 4:35 Politics? Yes or No?
- 5:10 The Search
- 6:03 Portugal Next
- 7:35 Italy!
- 8:10 Sweetness of doing nothing
- 9:14 Embrace the Culture, learn customs
- 11:27 Festivals are special, respect them
- 12:25 Learn the Language, I like Fluenz
- 16:09 Getting your ducks in a row
- Resident Visas
- Schengen Shuffle - Schengen Simple
- ERV - Elective Residency Visa
- 18:01 Find a realtor you can trust
- 18:21 Find the right bank
- 18:34 Find the right cell phone and coverage
- 19:29 How far is local transportation
This is a summary of our experience, I will definitely be creating more and the vlog should be coming out very soon. So make sure you subscribe to my channel because it will automatically upload. I will include different information there that I haven't here as well as video and pictures.
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