But it took no time at all to realise that property-buying in Italy was very different from anything we'd experienced before - and that it was all-too-easy to make very expensive mistakes. 

If you’re thinking of a permanent Abruzzo relocation like us – or are just looking for a holiday home – we’d like to help make your search a lot easier.

We found our perfect Abruzzo property thanks to Gianmarco Poli and his agency Abruzzo Project.

Aside from the fact that he speaks perfect English, two factors weighed heavily in Gianmarco’s favour:

• His willingness to actually listen to our briefing about the type of Abruzzo property we were looking for (and then find it for us)
  
• And his ability to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for all aspects of property purchase, planning and building.

Finding your own Abruzzo dream

Now, we’ve decided to pool our joint experiences in finding, buying, planning and building Villasfor2 to help you realise your own Abruzzo dream.

Gianmarco will help you find the Abruzzo home you’re looking for. He'll...

• guide you through the buying process and ensure you don't pay a penny more than you need to.

• work with you on all the necessary design and planning aspects.

• arrange for all the building work to be done.

• and manage the entire project from first brick to last coat of paint.
  

All you’ll have to do is move in.

Your Abruzzo home from home

Meanwhile, Villasfor2 will be the perfect base for your Abruzzo property project.

• During your first visit to look at properties, we'll take you through how we worked with Gianmarco to find, design and build our own home.

• Based on our own experiences, we’ll discuss every aspect of your own property purchase with you, so you have the clearest idea of what to expect – and the costly pitfalls you can avoid.

• Once your project’s underway, you’ll want to visit Abruzzo regularly to see how it's all going. We’ll work out a Villasfor2 accommodation schedule at the best possible rates to help you do this.

• And once you’ve checked everything’s on track, we’ll save you time and money by introducing you to the best places to buy whatever you need for your new Abruzzo home.
  

Absolutely everything - including the kitchen sink.

ps.
Q: "Are you crazy ? Why did you demolish such a beautiful old house ?? Why didn't you restore it ???"

A: Because it would've cost twice as much as our budget; taken three times as long to rebuild; and was mostly falling down anyway. Romance had to give way to realism. (But it was nice...)