A couple things I failed to mention in the video, my apologies I thought I did. When buying the 1€ home you have three years to fix up the exterior, roof, windows and door, or there may be a €2500 penalty. Of course as home owners you will have annual property tax determined by size of the home, which will be under €1k annual for most. Websites: www.immobiliaresiciliana.it/ www.case1euro.it/
Went to Mussomeli in 7/21. Extremely hot day during the house tour, but worth it. Closed on my house in December’23. Antonella (whom I didn’t meet) and Nathalie (who I met) were very helpful and accommodating. As an architect and interior designer, I’m looking forward to tackling my restoration. I’ve so many ideas!
Growing up in Italy have to year from my papa reside in the states of America this looks like it used to be a market and people lived above the business. I highly suggest anyone interested in renovating rehabilitating this properties to please do as much research as possible. Very informative video. Good luck and remember how powerful prayer is.
I love the idea, I would still rather not deal with the stress of the renovation project, but I could imagine others enjoying the process. I would happily rent one of the older homes with an amazing view for a few months at a time, though!
Haven’t really considered Sicily…been looking (online) mostly in Abruzzo and a bit in Molise. That impromptu home tour was amazing. The owner has a treasure!
I'm surprised you all haven't reached 100k subscribers yet. You cover everything about slow traveling Retiring overseas etc!😮👍💪 Will you be putting out a video on how you manage your business with your car your home, airbnb, and the other ways you plan your travels and run your other businesses? 😮 Just amazing 👏 Thanks 👍
Maybe someday we’ll get there. YT algorithms can be fickle. We have covered everything about us at one point or another. Maybe we’ll do an all encompassing update at some point. Thanks for commenting
25:18 what a beautiful home. Talk about a great price. Congratulations to the homeowners 😮😊👍💪🛠 Do you have the real-estate agents' website or contact information?
Hey there. I own property there, but am abandoning it because of so much b.s. and general corruption. Sure, a few are lucky, but believe you me, you'll shell out far more money than buying a new home if you're not careful. There's a reason they're giving away homes.
@@thebucksstophere8870 I will say that there are many beautiful finished properties there on the cheap relatively speaking that can be rented out as airbnbs. Just watch the taxes on income and agent fees!!!
@@staciamartin923 if you go back into the video, you will see their business cards shown for about five seconds. You can stop there and write down the information. You can also go into the video description to find links to the webs websites for them.
I'm an early retiree because I hit FIRE last year. I have another buddy who's probably going to retire early soon too. I'm going to mention this video to him and discuss this.
Hey Warren & Julie!! We are looking for a retirement property and came across you guys!! Hope you're doing well and having fun!! Say hi to the pups for us!! Love ya!❤❤
Fantastic! Perhaps, you might want to check out our new Facebook group WJT Schengen House Swap if you are considering swapping your future house purchase for 30 to 90 days. It’s slowly growing. Thanks for watching:)
Hi both. With the 1 euro houses what is the catch..do you have a time scale to renovate and if the house is not finished in that time scale do you lose the house,I just need to understand that with a 1 euro house there must be some sort of catch as nobody would sell a property for 1 euro. Regards. Mark. Ps you both are doing great. Well done on your travels..
Thanks 😁 The catch is you must have the outside of the house redone, facade, windows, doors and roof in three years, if not there is a penalty due of €2500, and there are annual property taxes due of course. Inside there is no time limit.
There are many catches. 1. You have to pay A LOT of money to renovate 2. You will never sell it for what you put into it because 3. People are leaving in droves and 4. You are 50mins from the sea in the hottest place in Europe. Do not be fooled by this place looking nice *everywhere in Sicily is just as quaint, you can find the same by the sea and a ready made place for 50k. 1 Euro homes prey on peoples lack of awareness of the market, which is why only foreigners are dumb enough to buy them, why are Italians from the North not snapping these up??
Mostly the catch is 1e home cost approx 5k paperwork and you need to live 2.5-5k deposit what you get back when house from outside is renovated or you lose it if you couldn't finish in time. So pretty much 10k to start work with 1e houses. But in the same time for 10k including paperwork you can get house without any requirements and time limits.
@@anyexpat thanks for your informative comment, it definitely helps to provide a realistic expectation. For those $50K ready made, by the sea homes you mention, where would you find those in Sicily?
This is a good question. Sicily has many good areas and some that are much more questionable. I felt safe in several places we visited, but in a few of the larger cities I’m not sure I would have walked alone at night as I would in Istanbul and have many times. Trapani for example definitely felt safer to me than parts of Palermo. I hope this helps to answer your questions.
@@kookietherapy9398 obviously you are new to this channel, we have been traveling with our dogs for over four years. If people do not want our dogs in a video, then they are not in our video. If somebody does not want our dogs in a house, we do not take our dogs in their house. And yes, we pick up their poop. Please feel free not to watch our videos if you have a problem with a dog in a video.
Are there any conditions to buying the 1 euro houses? And do they actually go for 1 euro? I read that most end up in a bidding war and will be 10 - 20 thousand euro
There aren’t any bidding wars. You have three years to fix up the outside, doors and windows, the inside is on your schedule. If the outer area is not complete in three years there is a penalty of €2500.
With renovations you are looking at 50k plus and often over 100k, if you can afford to renovate a 1 euro house you can afford not to buy one in the first place. Its a goldmine for dodgy agents as they get flat fees and the 1 euro home is an albatross around the neck.. Also the commune can determine that the work is not good enough and you can actually lose the property. Being 50 mins from the sea is not fun in Sicily, trust me i lived there for 12 years
No, there are many scenes we edited out. We actually did a walk through of the home before videoing it. We greeted the entire family and spoke with them.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Including personal interactions with the people who already live there adds warmth and appreciation to the visual story. Makes us feel like part of a community.
@@roundtwo3321 I appreciate your comment, we do have to decide when we make a video over 20 minutes what is important to retention. This video already exceeds 30 minutes which is another number that often reduces the amount of viewers willing to choose to watch. A lot of video is cut and left unused. We just try to do our best with what we know and have to work with.
I think the primary thing here is, if you are looking at this home as a place for yourself it’s a great deal. I would not expect to make much income through rental, If you’re expecting a large amount of appreciation after renovations it’s probably a break even for now unless you find the right location like our last home with its owner did.
We actually cover these topics in many of our videos. As mentioned in this video, we have health insurance on us that we travel with, I am also a health insurance agent license from the states, you can find health coverage by going through our website and doing a search on the various companies I represent. we do have a high deductible on us and pay out-of-pocket on all occasions so far. We mostly have it in case of a catastrophic situation. Go to www.warrenjulietravel.com to run your quotes. Thanks for watching 😊
Which house are you speaking to? We find many countries do not add safety features or aids for the disabled. They have been doing it for centuries so I guess it’s not on their radar. That said we noticed some modern guard rails on the walkways in Mussomeli that would not have been there in the past.
Is there an age or family size limit to the person buying a 1 Euro home? My family and I were in Scicily in Sept last year on a cruise, so only got to the port town, which was a taste of Italy for sure. I'm an Aussie, living in Hungary for 10 years, restoring a 100 year old mud brick home, and outbuildings,. Includes a self contained upstairs and downstairs guest cottage, and another replaced area underway, connected to the original homestead of a sleep 4 or more, upstairs accomodation, extra kitchen etc 3 bathrooms and workshop/seminar big room, kitchen area, mud room, AG. pool, spa, area ready to convert to a sauna, and raised, straw garden beds, on 2,000 sq mtrs...(half an acre) in a 900 person village, with lots of ExPats, mainly Dutch people, even young families too. 34 buses go past daily, village has Dr, Chemist, PO, and 2 supermarkets. I'm looking to move on in 2 years time, so a 1 Euro place would suit me to the ground in the meantime. Been there done that on that type of property, so it sounds exciting for sure!
Wow! Your house sounds really amazing. We would love to see pictures. Feel free to email us at warrenjulietravel@gmail.com There are no age restrictions or family size restrictions for these homes that we are aware of in Mussomeli. The estate agent information is in the video description if you wish to contact her with questions.
@@WarrenJulieTravel ...Thankyou. I'd been ill for the past 4 years, so everything has fallen behinfd, but now I'm on the mend, the place is too big for me. I have a few locals on work days now, so things have just started up again in March, after a long hiatus. I'm headed to Trieste and the Istrian Coast after visiting Belgrade for a specialist checkup, mid April, so will check out the local R/E in Trieste...just to kick start this off. I'm actually hunting for a place to rent for 3 months over Winter, down there, so I can find somewhere with more moderate temps to move to, when I complete this place end of next year. The 1Euro house offer, is an interesting idea for me. Will really get into checking it all out, over the 3 winter months. Thanks again, Warren and Julie..
My great grandparents were from mussomeli and also my grandfather was born raised and died there. I wonder if that gives me any right to citizenship ? Does anyone know ?
It very well could. I recommend a consultation with an attorney in Italy/Sicily. We did a residency interview with an attorney, but we did not discuss citizenship by ancestry during the visit. He may be able to give you quick answers.
@@WarrenJulieTravel I will have to look into that.I don’t know the first thing about how to do anything there. Is there a way to find out where someone is buried there ? My mother’s father who immigrated to the usa in 1916 from Mussomeli, divorced my grandmother and went back to either Palermo or Mussomeli in 1947 and passed away there in the late 1960s. I’d like to find his burial place.
We went through something similar for Poland. We hired a genealogist. In the end, it didn’t work out. We did videos on our process. Ours was very different. If you wish to watch those they are in our Poland playlist.
There are lots, they tend to be scrawny things due to lack of food. You do notice in places that in tourist season people round the dogs up and stick them in fields / feeding them only to release them in September. Its freaky when i first witnessed this, the mafia controlled a lot of a village i lived in incuding a campsite and resort. So in the Summer they captured all the stray dogs, when they released them they were terrifying!
Pescara is a beautiful city and has a strategic position with an important train station and the airport .Furthermore, that part of the Italian coast has been developing a lot in recent years (more than the internal areas). I have relatives in Abruzzo who keep me informed.. 😎😀
It’s like 99% of the roof tiles in the entire town needs to be replaced. It’s dismal and depressing to me. Hats off to the ones moving there. I get the draw because it’s so economical compared to most places. Personally I prefer land. There are still places with land to be found in the south east states.
Respectfully. Not sure what you saw on roof tiles? The roof and outside facade have to be repaired within three years of purchase, so many roofs are new. I’m also not sure people interested in buying in Mussomeli will be the same people looking to buy land in the US. Really an Apple and Orange thing.
The euro casa homes are definitely not move in ready. The premium homes are habitable, but some need work. Please feel free to contact the estate agent in the video description.
If property is not walk in ready then there’re no good for me. If it’s hard or as it seems nigh on impossible to attain permanent residency ( as most people seem to be saying )then there’s no point either. Pity as lots of countries are dying without the people to bring places alive again. Although it appears that particular demographics are allowed in all parts of the world who have nothing whatsoever to offer anyone and who more often than not become a burden and drain on society and have criminal tendencies. Oh well if that’s the kind of future a country want’s you’re sure well on the way to get it. Ho Hum…
These homes should only be available only as primary homes and not as vacation homes or for Air BNB as these uses are innapropriate for the development of the community.Carpet Baggers should be actively discouraged as well as second home owners.
I don’t think currently the demand for Airbnb is there, unless it’s for real estate tourism coming to look at the homes. The buyers appear to be people planning to use them themselves as future retirement homes or their vacation homes. The important thing to consider is there is no local housing shortage, locals have plenty of options. Italy over all is shrinking and there is a glut of housing. Buyers even if part time help with up keep and improvements to the city and infrastructure through taxes. This is a long way from becoming a Portugal scenario.
In the video, we talk about all of the supermarkets that are close to or within the city of Mussomeli. There are smaller, bakeries, butchers, but there’s also Lidl and Eurospin as well as Coop and a few others. Internet is available. A hospital is also in the city.
Yes, there are fees. We mentioned this in the video. For detailed information please contact the estate agent. Their information is in the video description or you can email us at warrenjulietravel@gmail.com and we can connect you with them.
The contact information is in the video, we show the business card. Also see the video description which includes their links. Thanks 😊 Here is the WhatsApp number I had used +39 351 257 1078
Mussomeli. Nice town but... those demographics are nightmare inducing. In 10-20 years... no young people to do anything in the town. If you're in your 40s-50s now, 20 yrs in the future will not be a good situation there, unless you're wealthy and can import workers to do things...at probably a ridiculous price. A lot of Italy (Europe) is like that now which is why it's off my list. Age Distribution (E 2023) 90+ years 123 80-89 years 646 70-79 years 951 60-69 years 1,481 50-59 years 1,588 40-49 years 1,303 30-39 years 1,154 **>20-29 years 1,017 10-19 years 930 0-9 years 720
There are some things with these programs that could definitely be improved upon. The government would have to make residency easier, but they are trying to improve these situations and bring these little cities back to life.
@@WarrenJulieTravel There is no chance NO chance that this place will not die, it loses 100 people a year and that will accelerate as the population average age continues to rise. It is so deceptive to get foriegners to pay for all this and the realtor is rolling in fees from these gullible folks that are not aware that you can live by the sea for the same price. Buying properties that you can live in are CHEAPER than buying 1 euro homes and fixing them up.. no mention of this in her hundreds of sales where she makes thousands per sale flat fee and no doubt gets paid by the builders too
BUYER BEWARE: It's hard to get a resident permit in Italy if you're self-employed like me! They only have a limited number, and word from my attorney there is that the permits are gone in less than 20 minutes once per year when the dole them out to applicants. OK if you want to do the Schengen Shuffle as they call it, but not good for year-round living. Don't know why the italians want to shoot themselves in the foot like that!
Curious to hear what the residency expert says. Getting residency in Italy is extremely difficult. I first tried citizenship by descent but do not qualify due to when my great grandfathers naturalized in the USA. My husband and I applied for the Elective Residency Visa. We worked with an Italian Immigration attorney for a year on the application. They led us to believe that we were a shoe in and that it would be no problem. We were denied. We applied via the Los Angeles consulate due to where we lived in the us at the time. (You don’t get a choice.) I would be very careful signing up with any attorney who says this is an easy process. It may have been in the past but it is not now. There are golden visa options, but they require investments of $250,000 to $2m (euro not dollars).
Being retired it should be a lot easier…Retired from US military 10 years ago-wife plans to retire from her US govt career in a few years-combined pensions, not including social security (not old enough yet) will be approx $150K/yr, incl my veteran disability compensation.
@@mr-vet Military pensions can be quite hefty, so congrats. Not loving that "government paper-pushers" get to retire on Americans hard-earned with such a fat pension when I've hussled it out, generating big $$'s for big corps and have taken great risks running my own businesses! But hey, enjoy! (Insert obligatory " thanks for serving our country" here...or, shall I say, thanks for serving the big banks and oil companies).
Yes, but you must understand she’s British. Most Americans will believe a scheme is something that is a plan to defraud or do something illegal. It is not used in the same manner by the Brits. It’s a plan or an idea to get something done, the government might have a scheme to fix the roadways. Here is the Cambridge dictionary. You have to realize you have a person use to speaking with a British vocabulary. dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/scheme
A couple things I failed to mention in the video, my apologies I thought I did.
When buying the 1€ home you have three years to fix up the exterior, roof, windows and door, or there may be a €2500 penalty. Of course as home owners you will have annual property tax determined by size of the home, which will be under €1k annual for most.
Websites: www.immobiliaresiciliana.it/
www.case1euro.it/
That is quite dear. My property tax in Ireland is only under €300 annually.
What's the situation with the mafia in Sicily?
@@nashchance it fluctuates based on size, this is probably the high side.
Very high tax
Spain much cheaper
@@inbetweennames4438 They are everywhere but you will not see them unless you own a business
Went to Mussomeli in 7/21. Extremely hot day during the house tour, but worth it. Closed on my house in December’23. Antonella (whom I didn’t meet) and Nathalie (who I met) were very helpful and accommodating. As an architect and interior designer, I’m looking forward to tackling my restoration. I’ve so many ideas!
We would love to see the finished project whenever you get it completed. Please feel free to keep in touch. 😃
Hi Claire I am looking to buy there, may need your help for design.
I’m looking to buy as well and do interior design also. Keep us posted
I have to take a trip to Sicily.
It’s a really beautiful island. We have been to many parts of it now and plan to do a video showing several cities.
I love the ladies' house at the end!
It’s such a beautiful home. She was very kind to allow us to see it.
Will she be living there full time?
That last one was amazing! If I could find that, I'd purchase today!❤
It was! 👍
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Loved that last house!!!
We did too. We asked if there’s another one similar to it because we were very interested. There is not.
Growing up in Italy have to year from my papa reside in the states of America this looks like it used to be a market and people lived above the business. I highly suggest anyone interested in renovating rehabilitating this properties to please do as much research as possible. Very informative video. Good luck and remember how powerful prayer is.
Thank you for watching us 😊
I love the idea, I would still rather not deal with the stress of the renovation project, but I could imagine others enjoying the process. I would happily rent one of the older homes with an amazing view for a few months at a time, though!
Renovating is exhausting, but so worth the effort. 😊
Haven’t really considered Sicily…been looking (online) mostly in Abruzzo and a bit in Molise. That impromptu home tour was amazing. The owner has a treasure!
We feel Sicily is a special place. Earlier in 2023 we fell in love with Northern Italy, but Sicily also has its own charm!
I'm surprised you all haven't reached 100k subscribers yet. You cover everything about slow traveling Retiring overseas etc!😮👍💪
Will you be putting out a video on how you manage your business with your car your home, airbnb, and the other ways you plan your travels and run your other businesses? 😮
Just amazing 👏 Thanks 👍
Maybe someday we’ll get there. YT algorithms can be fickle. We have covered everything about us at one point or another. Maybe we’ll do an all encompassing update at some point. Thanks for commenting
What a fantastic place there for that money, which is crazy good. Congrats and best wishes!
It really is!
Italy is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever been! We have Sicily on our list
Italy is very special indeed. Sicily is a very unique part of Italy.
It’s sad how Italy is disappear.
It is very sad indeed.
@Karl__Pierre your house makes an appearance in this video at 20:42, I think.
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25:18 what a beautiful home. Talk about a great price. Congratulations to the homeowners 😮😊👍💪🛠
Do you have the real-estate agents' website or contact information?
She did great! Websites are www.case1euro.it/ and www.immobiliaresiciliana.it/
Sarah & Luca from LEAW got me interested in these properties. Now you two! Is this our sign?
It just might be 😀
Hey there. I own property there, but am abandoning it because of so much b.s. and general corruption. Sure, a few are lucky, but believe you me, you'll shell out far more money than buying a new home if you're not careful. There's a reason they're giving away homes.
@@futurekron understood, we own in South America and like any country lots of research and a lawyer is also a must. Sorry it did not work out.
@@thebucksstophere8870 I will say that there are many beautiful finished properties there on the cheap relatively speaking that can be rented out as airbnbs. Just watch the taxes on income and agent fees!!!
@@futurekronI am from Italian ancestry. My joke about Italy is, “It’s a third world country with style”.
The people coming in are retirees so maybe it is working but then what you really need are young people.
Italy needs to provide an easier path to residency in order to facilitate the process of bringing younger professionals and others into these areas.
I don’t think that’s the case, if you look at one euro homes on TH-cam most people renovating are young couples
that was a fun video
Thanks we appreciate hearing that. 😁
This was really helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching:)
I love Natalie and Antonella I just closed on my home🩷
They are lovely people.
Did you go to the location and spend some time there or do it from abroad?
@@candicemurray5237 Hi yes I did go and spend time I am from abroad. I went to the location and closed but many do it from a distance.
How do we contact Natalie and Anatonella direct. I really liked them specfically out of agents I see on you tube .
@@staciamartin923 if you go back into the video, you will see their business cards shown for about five seconds. You can stop there and write down the information. You can also go into the video description to find links to the webs websites for them.
I'm an early retiree because I hit FIRE last year. I have another buddy who's probably going to retire early soon too. I'm going to mention this video to him and discuss this.
Best of luck to both of you. Thank you for watching.
the last house was incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Her home was stunning! I literally asked the estate agents if there’s another one. Sadly, there’s not.
Hey Warren & Julie!! We are looking for a retirement property and came across you guys!! Hope you're doing well and having fun!! Say hi to the pups for us!! Love ya!❤❤
Fantastic!
Perhaps, you might want to check out our new Facebook group
WJT Schengen House Swap if you are considering swapping your future house purchase for 30 to 90 days.
It’s slowly growing.
Thanks for watching:)
Love the last house, is it still available?
No, we asked too!! 😃
It’s a beautiful home.
what is the cost of " rent " for like garbage disposal and cleaning of staircase/ common area and maintance a month? in eur.
Good question. I do not believe there is an HOA agreement with these properties. In our house in Montenegro we don’t have an HOA either.
Hi both.
With the 1 euro houses what is the catch..do you have a time scale to renovate and if the house is not finished in that time scale do you lose the house,I just need to understand that with a 1 euro house there must be some sort of catch as nobody would sell a property for 1 euro.
Regards.
Mark. Ps you both are doing great. Well done on your travels..
Thanks 😁
The catch is you must have the outside of the house redone, facade, windows, doors and roof in three years, if not there is a penalty due of €2500, and there are annual property taxes due of course. Inside there is no time limit.
There are many catches. 1. You have to pay A LOT of money to renovate 2. You will never sell it for what you put into it because 3. People are leaving in droves and 4. You are 50mins from the sea in the hottest place in Europe. Do not be fooled by this place looking nice *everywhere in Sicily is just as quaint, you can find the same by the sea and a ready made place for 50k. 1 Euro homes prey on peoples lack of awareness of the market, which is why only foreigners are dumb enough to buy them, why are Italians from the North not snapping these up??
Mostly the catch is 1e home cost approx 5k paperwork and you need to live 2.5-5k deposit what you get back when house from outside is renovated or you lose it if you couldn't finish in time. So pretty much 10k to start work with 1e houses. But in the same time for 10k including paperwork you can get house without any requirements and time limits.
@@anyexpat thanks for your informative comment, it definitely helps to provide a realistic expectation. For those $50K ready made, by the sea homes you mention, where would you find those in Sicily?
Wow !
Yes, Wow!
13:50 I wish one could buy a home like this in Kotor Montenegro for $35,000. 🙂
You and me both! 👍
One question , what about the safety in the area or in the entire Sicily ?
This is a good question. Sicily has many good areas and some that are much more questionable. I felt safe in several places we visited, but in a few of the larger cities I’m not sure I would have walked alone at night as I would in Istanbul and have many times.
Trapani for example definitely felt safer to me than parts of Palermo. I hope this helps to answer your questions.
It's so peaceful sounding there minus the little dogs barking.
It’s a very peaceful community.
@@WarrenJulieTravelI'm surprised you take your dogs through people's homes. Do people pick up their dog poo on the streets?
@@kookietherapy9398 obviously you are new to this channel, we have been traveling with our dogs for over four years. If people do not want our dogs in a video, then they are not in our video. If somebody does not want our dogs in a house, we do not take our dogs in their house. And yes, we pick up their poop. Please feel free not to watch our videos if you have a problem with a dog in a video.
Renovations will cost between 500 euros (cosmetic) and 1500 euros per square meter.
*IF* you can find a honest contractor, that is.
In this particular city, there appears to be a good network of contractors. We spoke to a few people who have had good experiences.
Are there any conditions to buying the 1 euro houses? And do they actually go for 1 euro? I read that most end up in a bidding war and will be 10 - 20 thousand euro
There aren’t any bidding wars. You have three years to fix up the outside, doors and windows, the inside is on your schedule. If the outer area is not complete in three years there is a penalty of €2500.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Amazing. I'll look in to this
With renovations you are looking at 50k plus and often over 100k, if you can afford to renovate a 1 euro house you can afford not to buy one in the first place. Its a goldmine for dodgy agents as they get flat fees and the 1 euro home is an albatross around the neck.. Also the commune can determine that the work is not good enough and you can actually lose the property. Being 50 mins from the sea is not fun in Sicily, trust me i lived there for 12 years
@@anyexpatyou have never been to Sicily...troll
7:05 Did you just walk by that little boy and not greet him? Poverino.
No, there are many scenes we edited out. We actually did a walk through of the home before videoing it. We greeted the entire family and spoke with them.
@@WarrenJulieTravel Including personal interactions with the people who already live there adds warmth and appreciation to the visual story. Makes us feel like part of a community.
@@roundtwo3321 I appreciate your comment, we do have to decide when we make a video over 20 minutes what is important to retention. This video already exceeds 30 minutes which is another number that often reduces the amount of viewers willing to choose to watch. A lot of video is cut and left unused. We just try to do our best with what we know and have to work with.
Did you say the town is 15 or 50 minutes from the coast?
50 minutes.
Personally I'd prefer to be in an area that's a bit more remote. Are there any bargains outside the city?
There are many bargains throughout Sicily.
The estate agents contact is in the video description.
Great video!
Thanks!😊
Like to see your analysis on this.
"No good deed goes unpunished."
I think the primary thing here is, if you are looking at this home as a place for yourself it’s a great deal. I would not expect to make much income through rental, If you’re expecting a large amount of appreciation after renovations it’s probably a break even for now unless you find the right location like our last home with its owner did.
That was my 1 Euro house lol how cool
Wow, which one? This was a fun day for us 😃
The one right across from the large house and next to the one with the green shutters we just left Mussomelli Sunday!
Why did you leave if you don’t mind me asking me asking
@@molindarosechannel3550 probably not living there full time or not authorized to live full time yet.
How do you handle health care insurance and costs living this lifestyle abroad? Do you pay cash for doctors, meds and hospitalization?
We actually cover these topics in many of our videos. As mentioned in this video, we have health insurance on us that we travel with, I am also a health insurance agent license from the states, you can find health coverage by going through our website and doing a search on the various companies I represent. we do have a high deductible on us and pay out-of-pocket on all occasions so far. We mostly have it in case of a catastrophic situation. Go to www.warrenjulietravel.com to run your quotes.
Thanks for watching 😊
No handrails on the steps? Odd
Which house are you speaking to? We find many countries do not add safety features or aids for the disabled. They have been doing it for centuries so I guess it’s not on their radar. That said we noticed some modern guard rails on the walkways in Mussomeli that would not have been there in the past.
Absolutely geogous!!!
Mussomeli really is a very charming little city. Thanks for watching.
How far is nearest hospital?
The nearest hospital is in the same city, Mussomeli
Is it correct that the houses have a lot of darkness due to shared walls with other properties? Seems they don’t have single family dwellings!!
We saw plenty of places that had natural light filtering in well. Many properties have shared walls, but not all of them. Thanks for watching.
I wonder how sharing a wall affects dampness within the building.
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How to get more information on these homes ?
@@DriveTime-op9dh please look in the video description for contact information, also watch the video where their contact information is shown. Thanks
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thanks for sharing.. Hope no mafia in Sicily ?
We didn't run into any while we were there, lol. Thanks for watching.
Is there an age or family size limit to the person buying a 1 Euro home? My family and I were in Scicily in Sept last year on a cruise, so only got to the port town, which was a taste of Italy for sure. I'm an Aussie, living in Hungary for 10 years, restoring a 100 year old mud brick home, and outbuildings,. Includes a self contained upstairs and downstairs guest cottage, and another replaced area underway, connected to the original homestead of a sleep 4 or more, upstairs accomodation, extra kitchen etc 3 bathrooms and workshop/seminar big room, kitchen area, mud room, AG. pool, spa, area ready to convert to a sauna, and raised, straw garden beds, on 2,000 sq mtrs...(half an acre) in a 900 person village, with lots of ExPats, mainly Dutch people, even young families too. 34 buses go past daily, village has Dr, Chemist, PO, and 2 supermarkets.
I'm looking to move on in 2 years time, so a 1 Euro place would suit me to the ground in the meantime. Been there done that on that type of property, so it sounds exciting for sure!
Wow! Your house sounds really amazing. We would love to see pictures. Feel free to email us at warrenjulietravel@gmail.com
There are no age restrictions or family size restrictions for these homes that we are aware of in Mussomeli.
The estate agent information is in the video description if you wish to contact her with questions.
@@WarrenJulieTravel ...Thankyou. I'd been ill for the past 4 years, so everything has fallen behinfd, but now I'm on the mend, the place is too big for me. I have a few locals on work days now, so things have just started up again in March, after a long hiatus. I'm headed to Trieste and the Istrian Coast after visiting Belgrade for a specialist checkup, mid April, so will check out the local R/E in Trieste...just to kick start this off. I'm actually hunting for a place to rent for 3 months over Winter, down there, so I can find somewhere with more moderate temps to move to, when I complete this place end of next year. The 1Euro house offer, is an interesting idea for me. Will really get into checking it all out, over the 3 winter months. Thanks again, Warren and Julie..
I hope you find something that works well for you. 😊
My great grandparents were from mussomeli and also my grandfather was born raised and died there. I wonder if that gives me any right to citizenship ? Does anyone know ?
It very well could. I recommend a consultation with an attorney in Italy/Sicily. We did a residency interview with an attorney, but we did not discuss citizenship by ancestry during the visit. He may be able to give you quick answers.
@@WarrenJulieTravel I will have to look into that.I don’t know the first thing about how to do anything there. Is there a way to find out where someone is buried there ? My mother’s father who immigrated to the usa in 1916 from Mussomeli, divorced my grandmother and went back to either Palermo or Mussomeli in 1947 and passed away there in the late 1960s. I’d like to find his burial place.
We went through something similar for Poland. We hired a genealogist. In the end, it didn’t work out. We did videos on our process. Ours was very different. If you wish to watch those they are in our Poland playlist.
How is it with stray dogs in Sicily? Did you feel that there was a threat to your dog?
No problem at all. The few we have noticed are friendly.
There are lots, they tend to be scrawny things due to lack of food. You do notice in places that in tourist season people round the dogs up and stick them in fields / feeding them only to release them in September. Its freaky when i first witnessed this, the mafia controlled a lot of a village i lived in incuding a campsite and resort. So in the Summer they captured all the stray dogs, when they released them they were terrifying!
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Love this house. How an I address the mayor?
I’m not sure how you can address the mayor. We have the estate agents information in the video description.
We are looking for home in Pescara
That’s wonderful. Good luck 👍
Pescara is a beautiful city and has a strategic position with an important train station and the airport .Furthermore, that part of the Italian coast has been developing a lot in recent years (more than the internal areas). I have relatives in Abruzzo who keep me informed.. 😎😀
It’s like 99% of the roof tiles in the entire town needs to be replaced. It’s dismal and depressing to me. Hats off to the ones moving there. I get the draw because it’s so economical compared to most places. Personally I prefer land. There are still places with land to be found in the south east states.
Respectfully. Not sure what you saw on roof tiles? The roof and outside facade have to be repaired within three years of purchase, so many roofs are new. I’m also not sure people interested in buying in Mussomeli will be the same people looking to buy land in the US. Really an Apple and Orange thing.
Are this offers open to non EU resident?
Yes!
Are there any left that are walk in ready for me?
The euro casa homes are definitely not move in ready. The premium homes are habitable, but some need work. Please feel free to contact the estate agent in the video description.
If property is not walk in ready then there’re no good for me. If it’s hard or as it seems nigh on impossible to attain permanent residency ( as most people seem to be saying )then there’s no point either. Pity as lots of countries are dying without the people to bring places alive again. Although it appears that particular demographics are allowed in all parts of the world who have nothing whatsoever to offer anyone and who more often than not become a burden and drain on society and have criminal tendencies. Oh well if that’s the kind of future a country want’s you’re sure well on the way to get it. Ho Hum…
These homes should only be available only as primary homes and not as vacation homes or for Air BNB as these uses are innapropriate for the development of the community.Carpet Baggers should be actively discouraged as well as second home owners.
I don’t think currently the demand for Airbnb is there, unless it’s for real estate tourism coming to look at the homes. The buyers appear to be people planning to use them themselves as future retirement homes or their vacation homes. The important thing to consider is there is no local housing shortage, locals have plenty of options. Italy over all is shrinking and there is a glut of housing. Buyers even if part time help with up keep and improvements to the city and infrastructure through taxes.
This is a long way from becoming a Portugal scenario.
I think add n Air BNB plays a part in development of a community, at least it brings money in and it keeps people coming in and out and visible!
"Wanna have a glass of wine nice lady" "Perhaps".
Great line! Thanks for watching:)
Best video
Thanks! We appreciate you watching:)
I want to buy a house for 1€. How can I buy a house?
Visit www.case1euro.it/
I would buy 1 if I was 20 years younger.
Understood, most will be a pretty big project.
Just a few dollars more get you the air to breath rather than 5 roooms and one window...
There are a lot of additional options. We could only show a sampling.
Supermarket, hospital? Internet?
In the video, we talk about all of the supermarkets that are close to or within the city of Mussomeli. There are smaller, bakeries, butchers, but there’s also Lidl and Eurospin as well as Coop and a few others. Internet is available. A hospital is also in the city.
There is people living in the first house
Yes, a family lives there. They are trying to sell it.
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Thank you for watching:)
What about the registration fee?
Yes, there are fees. We mentioned this in the video.
For detailed information please contact the estate agent. Their information is in the video description or you can email us at warrenjulietravel@gmail.com and we can connect you with them.
That last house? Beautiful!❤
Yes it was! She found a diamond! Thanks for watching:)
Antonella, Nathalie and Cinzia are my best friend in Mussomeli
Antonella, Nathalie e Cinzia sono le mie migliori amiche a Mussomeli
They are very nice people.
Do you have your realtors number that you can share?
The contact information is in the video, we show the business card. Also see the video description which includes their links. Thanks 😊
Here is the WhatsApp number I had used +39 351 257 1078
Mussomeli. Nice town but... those demographics are nightmare inducing. In 10-20 years... no young people to do anything in the town. If you're in your 40s-50s now, 20 yrs in the future will not be a good situation there, unless you're wealthy and can import workers to do things...at probably a ridiculous price. A lot of Italy (Europe) is like that now which is why it's off my list.
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years 123
80-89 years 646
70-79 years 951
60-69 years 1,481
50-59 years 1,588
40-49 years 1,303
30-39 years 1,154
**>20-29 years 1,017
10-19 years 930
0-9 years 720
There are some things with these programs that could definitely be improved upon. The government would have to make residency easier, but they are trying to improve these situations and bring these little cities back to life.
@@WarrenJulieTravel There is no chance NO chance that this place will not die, it loses 100 people a year and that will accelerate as the population average age continues to rise. It is so deceptive to get foriegners to pay for all this and the realtor is rolling in fees from these gullible folks that are not aware that you can live by the sea for the same price. Buying properties that you can live in are CHEAPER than buying 1 euro homes and fixing them up.. no mention of this in her hundreds of sales where she makes thousands per sale flat fee and no doubt gets paid by the builders too
150 sq meters for 38k is a real deal. LOL, EUR 250 per sq meter.
Yes it’s a great price when broken out.
BUYER BEWARE: It's hard to get a resident permit in Italy if you're self-employed like me! They only have a limited number, and word from my attorney there is that the permits are gone in less than 20 minutes once per year when the dole them out to applicants. OK if you want to do the Schengen Shuffle as they call it, but not good for year-round living. Don't know why the italians want to shoot themselves in the foot like that!
We interviewed a Residency expert, will have our Italy residency video out this weekend.
@@WarrenJulieTravelGreat! Looking forward to seeing if they have any different info than what I've been given. Appreciate it. TY
Curious to hear what the residency expert says. Getting residency in Italy is extremely difficult. I first tried citizenship by descent but do not qualify due to when my great grandfathers naturalized in the USA. My husband and I applied for the Elective Residency Visa. We worked with an Italian Immigration attorney for a year on the application. They led us to believe that we were a shoe in and that it would be no problem. We were denied. We applied via the Los Angeles consulate due to where we lived in the us at the time. (You don’t get a choice.) I would be very careful signing up with any attorney who says this is an easy process. It may have been in the past but it is not now. There are golden visa options, but they require investments of $250,000 to $2m (euro not dollars).
Being retired it should be a lot easier…Retired from US military 10 years ago-wife plans to retire from her US govt career in a few years-combined pensions, not including social security (not old enough yet) will be approx $150K/yr, incl my veteran disability compensation.
@@mr-vet Military pensions can be quite hefty, so congrats. Not loving that "government paper-pushers" get to retire on Americans hard-earned with such a fat pension when I've hussled it out, generating big $$'s for big corps and have taken great risks running my own businesses! But hey, enjoy! (Insert obligatory " thanks for serving our country" here...or, shall I say, thanks for serving the big banks and oil companies).
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE. THESE BEEN MULTIPLE EARTHQUAKES THERE LAST 5 YEARS.
Great tip! Thanks
Rubbish no earthquakes in yrears
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Thanks for watching.
The key word she said was scheme.
Yes, but you must understand she’s British. Most Americans will believe a scheme is something that is a plan to defraud or do something illegal. It is not used in the same manner by the Brits. It’s a plan or an idea to get something done, the government might have a scheme to fix the roadways. Here is the Cambridge dictionary. You have to realize you have a person use to speaking with a British vocabulary. dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/scheme
*promosm*
Looks rather sad, actually.
The area does have charm and as more people buy places it’s helping with the revitalization.
Seems like the town has a dog barking problem! :P
They were barking at our dogs:)
As a British citizen this sucks. No more free movement for us
Yes, it does. Thanks for watching:)
The Americans are the most mobile and they are not members of the European Union
Looks like a jail cell sorry
A couple of them yes, hopefully you didn’t stop too early in the video.