Italy’s 1 Euro Homes: Too Good to Be True?

What’s the real story behind these incredibly cheap houses?

Levi Borba
The Expatriate Guide
10 min readAug 12, 2024

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Imagine owning a cozy home in Italy for just one euro.

It sounds like a dream, right?

But what’s the real story behind these incredibly cheap houses?

Are Italy’s 1-euro houses a dream come true or a nightmare waiting to happen?

We went deep on answering ONE question!

What hidden costs are lurking behind such a wonderful prospect?

Because more often than not, those are NOT normal real estate purchases.

Maybe you, just like me, wonder why Italy’s 1 euro houses are so cheap.

There are two explanations.

The official one,

and the “other” one.

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