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The red flags we missed.

We moved into our dream farmhouse and walked away three weeks later. This free four-part checklist is every check we missed and the ones that would have saved us, so you never sign your way into our mistake.

Why this checklist exists

Three weeks after we moved in, we walked away.

We are the people who did everything the romantic way and paid for it. The farmhouse looked perfect. The problems were in the paperwork, the boundaries, and the phrases we did not yet know to fear. The full story is on the blog.

This four-part checklist is every check we missed and the ones that would have saved us. What's inside:

Ten red flags, each with the exact phrase you'll hear when it's happening to you
Twelve questions for your independent geometra, including the one that would have saved our house
The documents to demand before you make an offer, ready to bring to viewings
Five Italian phrases that should make you slow down immediately

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Is the checklist really free?

Yes. Add your name and email above and it lands in your inbox a minute later. You will also get my field notes from time to time, and you can unsubscribe whenever you like and keep the checklist.

Who is it for?

Anyone about to view, offer on, or fall for a property in Italy. It is the pre-offer homework: what to check, what to ask, and what to demand in writing before any money moves.

What happened to your house?

We moved into a farmhouse we loved, discovered problems that could not be seen from the outside, and had to walk away three weeks in. The full story is on the blog, and this checklist exists so yours ends differently.

Is this legal advice?

No. We are not lawyers or geometri. These are field notes from our own deal, meant to help you ask the right professionals the right questions before you sign anything.