Michelle Moser from California

Purchased her property in 2009 completed the renovation in 2010. Owning property in Italy has been a dream of mine for many years. I wanted to find a property that was authentically Italian and, at the same time, large enough to house my family when they come to visit. When Tony showed me a 1200 See more details

Stefan & Alicia Mann from Sussex

Stefan & Alicia Mann – Scalea, Centro Storico We had travelled to different parts of Italy frequently through our lives before we were married. We discovered Sicily and toyed after many visits of purchasing a holiday home close to Taoromina in a Historic centre. After much debate we decided See more details

Doug and Di Jones from Oregon

  Diana and I decided early on that we wanted to buy an historic property in Calabria. Because it would be our full-time home, we wanted to become immersed in real Italian life and we appreciate just being around buildings that are older than in the US, where we are from. We completely remod See more details

Richard & Helen Crossman from Dorset

Richard and Helen Crossman Scalea, Centro Storico After a free for all flight into Naples we are picked up by the itinerant Luigi, slightly reticent about getting into a car with few original features we set off South into the unknown. Luigi activates the air conditioning, the breeze from the only See more details

Dave Turner

It wasn’t a home in the beginning but it is now. We had decided to look at Calabria in April 2008 and with the aid of Google and not much else, we went on an inspection trip with Tony, didn’t go anywhere else, and found the house we wanted in Santa Domenica Talao two months later on our next t See more details
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Michelle Moser from California

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Purchased her property in 2009 completed the renovation in 2010.

Owning property in Italy has been a dream of mine for many years. I wanted to find a property that was authentically Italian and, at the same time, large enough to house my family when they come to visit. When Tony showed me a 1200 square foot apartment in the hilltop village of Santa Domenica Talao, I thought to myself, “This is it. This is the one.”

At the time I was in the buying process, I was focused on the fact that the apartment has fantastic views of the mountains and national park and lots of space for family and friends. After purchasing, however, panic set in upon realization that the apartment had no plumbing, no electrical outlets, no bathroom! I thought to myself “What have I done? I’ve just purchased a ruin.”

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I am so grateful for all the support I received. From buying the apartment, all the way through to the renovation, Tony was there every step of the way. I never felt like I was alone in the process. He offered countless suggestions that I never would have considered on my own. Since I didn’t have enough money to completely renovate the whole apartment, Tony suggested that I restore 4 rooms, making the space livable and functional until I could afford to do the rest. He also designed my kitchen. In keeping with the style of a 150-year old structure, he suggested that I do the kitchen in antique brick, combined with local chestnut wood cabinets and marble countertops. I now have a perfectly spacious and livable 2 bedroom apartment that has been done in traditional Italian style. When I have the money in the future, I will turn my 2 bedroom/1bath apartment into an even more spacious 3 bedroom/2 bath apartment.

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The best thing about the renovation was that I never had to worry about anything. Tony got the bids, hired the workers, saw the project through to the end, and photographed the work for me as it was being done. I got to see the progress of the renovation without having to be there for the stress and mess of the project in motion.

Thanks Tony, for turning my dream of owning property in Italy into a reality!