“Choosing to work with Barbara Bersini was simply, without a doubt, the best decision we made when deciding to buy a home in Penne, Italy.
She is experienced, knowledgeable, thorough, patient, persistent, always responsive and calm throughout the entire process. We had decided where we wanted to buy, and she accepted that and worked on our behalf to make that possible. She never tried to steer us one way or another, always being guided by the wishes of her clients, us. That said, as a native Italian who speaks English fluently, she knew Italy well. We did look in several cities we were curious about, even though we knew that Penne is where we wanted to be just to make sure we had considered all the options. She arranged all that for us too.
Barbara worked with us on our schedule, not hers. At times it seemed as though we were literally her only clients because she spent so much time working on our dream. She spent time getting to know us as people so that she could find the right place for us. In the end, that is exactly what transpired. With Barbara’s help we found the perfect home in the perfect city well within our budget.
The real estate market in Italy is set up entirely in favor of the seller. This can be catastrophic as an American trying to negotiate the legal and financial processes while also negotiating the price of a property all done without any Italian language skill. If you, as an American, do not have someone advocating on your behalf, you are not going to have a pleasant experience. Barbara takes care of everything. She has her own geometra. She handles the Codice Fiscale. She made the appointment at the bank in our new town so we could get that established. She gets the rubbish service arranged. She gets the utilities transferred (the same day we signed the deed, so we could move in that day!). She doesn’t miss a thing.
Nothing in Italy is linear. The bureaucracy is legendary worldwide. Barbara’s command of Italian processes and procedures made everything go like clockwork.
So, if you are considering a home in Italy, whether it is an apartment in a city or a villa in the country, you are in a position where the question you should be asking yourself is “Who can help me do this, not How am I going to get this done?” The answer is Barbara Bersini. She is the Who to get the How done for you.”