Renovating Our Italian Villa

[@tedpratt1]

My wife and I are buying a house in Italy and Umbria is very high on our list. We intend to relocate using an Elective Residency Visa and are wondering what part of Umbria you found your house and if you have recommendations of other areas in Umbria to look for a house. We are not interested in living in an isolated house far from people. More like near or in a small village close to larger population centers. Thank you

[@marlenehuntsinger8281]

One year ago we had a most fabulous Italian trip that included a stay in Umbria: a spa in Travernelle. We so loved that area...the hillside towns were calling for us to visit them and we couldn't see them all. If we go back, we will spend more time in Umbria. - Relais Villa Monte Solare. Your home is beautiful, peaceful and charming!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

We love Tavernelle! We were just there again this morning. It's about 10 mins from our house so we go often. We know exactly what you mean about this beautiful area, it's why we bought a house here in the middle of our travels. Thank you so much for watching💞🇮🇹

[@RetirementTravelers]

We missed you guys! Glad to see you back on. John & Bev

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Aww, thank you 💞🇮🇹

[@jodysummers4121]

Beautiful updates. Very warm, welcoming home. ❤️

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much Jody💞🇮🇹

[@susanvp4685]

Love all your updates to your lovely home!!!❤️🇨🇦

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much, we truly do love it!

[@jeffconley819]

I will always have a fireplace insert. The heat is amazing . We usually heat our kitchen family room and dining area with the fireplace.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

We love our new insert💞

[@kikibridges8370]

And all that with your revolving door of visitors! Looks amazing! Hoping to get to Italy in the Fall!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Crazy huh?? Hope we get to see you then!

[@jamuherbal]

Hello friend good night my friend 👍👍👍❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@leilanihimmelmann9190]

Lovely! Do you have a video that talks about the coatings of the house, and the renovations? That would be helpful and interesting. Thank you.

[@Rashmibhattachan]

Wow Debbie and Stign! THIS is why you were MIA! :) Absolutely enjoyed the renovation projects and their results. It would be nice if you could re show the end result footages in the end just as a re-cap and for the viewers to re-enjoy! Anyways, nice work! You both not only fulfilled your desires of having a better home but also contributed to the local economy by hiring all those ppl who did the work! Brava brava!! :)

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Great idea!!! Thank you so much for watching 💞🇮🇹

[@terrinelson1753]

You sure did bring so much more light into your home with the additional window you had installed. Quite the process of going through a stone wall on the outside, but I am sure you both knew they could do it and what the end result would look like!! In a short amount of time it's amazing to see how you have transformed your home with the vision you had for it.. The Bar area is very cool. The fact that you found the bar at a local store makes it all the more charming. I look forward to one day sharing a bottle of wine with you both sitting out on your patio watching the sunset together.. Miss you so very much.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Aww, thank you! Can't wait for you to get here one day soon💞🇮🇹

[@teresacesario6247]

So fun to watch! Thank you for taking the time. Its really beautiful!!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much!

[@brianfilkowski]

I am glad you are back. Great update and I look forward to what comes next.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much 💞🇮🇹

[@WITYTRAVELS]

You guys have been busy, but these renovations came out amazing! Poland is a great country; that is where we ended our 2022.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much! Just a few things left to still do. I am so looking forward to our road trip to Poland!

[@christinehedary1491]

I’m so happy that you guys finally made an updated video!!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Awww, thank you so much 💞🇮🇹

[@luciadiane6682]

I’m soo jealous! Your home is my dream! You are so gifted in vision and design with colors. I’m so happy for you both and also happy you share for others to see it can be possible!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much! 💞🇮🇹

[@kirstencook3272]

Love it! Can't wait to have a drink with you in your bar.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

We're anxiously waiting!

[@JayandTanyaTravel]

It was great to see you two again and WOW you've been really busy with renovations. Looks great and we're sure you'll enjoy all the improvements. Have fun!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Yep, just a few more things to tackle and then we'll be done! Hope you two can come see us one day.

[@JayandTanyaTravel]

@@ouritaliandestiny7955 Still on our list. We're in Burgos, Spain right now, and realizing, once again, how much we miss Europe. Thank you.

[@maulikpatel9026]

guys, we missed you a lot, I used to visit your channel all the time to check whether you guys uploaded new videos or not but putting the waiting aside damn I really enjoy your videos, they are filled with a lot of information and i really appreciate the experiences you share.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Awww, thank you so much! That means so much to us. We will try to do better in the future💞🇮🇹

[@Sagi56668]

Good job!

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you!

[@HigFam]

Love the video guys! Your place looks really great and Yuki and I look forward to seeing you again soon 😊😘

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much Nick! Can't wait to see guys when you get back over here! 💞🇮🇹

[@gillfirth3654]

Wow wow looks amazing and what a great sense of acheivement for you both. Wishing you much future enjoyment in your beautiful home. Enjoy Poland x

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much Gill, we do love it! 💞🇮🇹

[@Where_in_the_world_are_we_now]

Wow! Y’all have been su-er busy! 😮. Your house is absolutely stunning! 😍. I loved the Pinterest comments. My husband feels the same way about it. 🤣😂 Somehow I must have hit a wrong button on KZbin because I hadn’t seen any of your videos for a while. 🤦🏼‍♀️. I resubscribed so now I have to catch up on your current ones. Great to have you back! Looking forward to getting to meet y’all sometime in our travels. We’ll have to try out your new bar. 😉

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Welcome back! Yes it's been a busy (almost) 2 years!

[@havechopstickswilltravel2990]

Your renovations are gorgeous. I do agree about Pinterest, lol. But is is an inspiring site for ideas. BTW, I went back to watch your video on Ferragudo. Thank you. We are going there in November and will stay for a week exploring the Algarve. We were there this June for 2 weeks with the whole family and I’m just smitten with the area.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you! We do love Ferragudo, been going there for years!

[@debbobik]

Such a beautiful home! I love what you’ve done while maintaining the character.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much Deb💞🇮🇹

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

You two have done an incredible job! Your home is just gorgeous!!! So much hard work has truly paid off!!! ~Cara 😊

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you, we truly do love our home!

[@evabloecher]

Wonderful to see you again and looking forward to Poland. All the best to you both and your house is soooo beautiful😊

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you and we're really looking forward to our road trip to Poland!

[@rikaverhaeghe1020]

Nice video ❤

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you so much!

[@TravelingTramps]

Love seeing you again, Debbie and Stign! Been a busy year for you and it looks wonderful. But the important question remains. I think the olives are yours this year! 😁😁Have you learned what to do with the harvest? Love you both and enjoy your trip to Poland! We'll keep our eyes open for it.

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you! Yes, the olives were ours! We have a video on harvesting our olives this past fall, check it out. Thanks so much for watching 💞🇮🇹

[@jeffconley819]

What is the floor material. It looks really great. My son just did his whole house with a floor just like yours .

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Just a laminate. We love it💞

[@koenlauwers2148]

Welcome to Europe 🙂

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Thank you, we love it!

[@koenlauwers2148]

@@ouritaliandestiny7955 Sure you do! Now, put some guestrooms in and a walnut pokertable for lovely evenings 🙂

[@DT-vc7hd]

Holy moly, a new video! Quick question -- you've mentioned previously that your house is fairly remote. Did you have difficulty finding your builder due to the travel time? Also, how does property tax work in Italy? Do your improvements affect your taxes?

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

When we say 'remote' it's probably not very remote in some people's standards. We are about 8km from a town that has several grocery stores, restaurants and other stores so no issues getting contractors out. I'd say the state of the road to the property might be more of a factor than the distance, although builders will be happy to drive on sub-par roads for the right project and price :-) Property tax on the primary residence is currently 0%, this is supposed to be a temporary measure but has been in place for a number of years. I also suspect that it would be hard to roll back the tax break, Italy would probably raise taxes on (typically higher valued) secondary residences and investment property. If there was a tax, then yes it would impact the value and therefore the taxable value of the home.

[@alessandroalessandro4656]

Bravi I like you guys

[@ouritaliandestiny7955]

Aww, thank you💞