“I’ve worked with Barbara over the course of the last year to search for, purchase, and now renovate a home in Italy. While I consider myself fairly savvy, I would never have been able to navigate these processes while working full time from the US and not speaking Italian. Barbara acted as my advocate during every step of the way – negotiating the purchase prices, conditions, preferred vendors, and coordinating between more than a dozen agents and vendors involved. She is endlessly patient, seeking to understand what we want/need (and flexing when that changes), translating that to everyone else on our behalf, and explaining what options we have.
Barbara has a deep understanding and experience with the purchase and renovation processes in Italy, and all of the nuances that go with it. There were multiple times during our purchase that Barbara let me know – after the fact – that she had negotiated a significantly lower rate for one thing or another. The amount of time she saved me is immeasurable. Purchasing a home in Italy was easier than buying my home in the States – and I attribute that all to Barbara streamlining the process, organizing all the things that need to be signed or paid, and staying on top of it for me.
I would not hesitate to recommend Barbara to anyone considering a property in Italy.”
