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Here’s your Thursday’s edition of beautiful European homes to buy or drool over. We looked at over 200 homes over the weekend. Here are our top four across Italy, France, and for the first time ever, Germany. The wild card is especially wild today
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< 100K
ONLY 80K!
Price: €80,000. Size: 3 Bed, 1 Bath. 📍 Location: Preci, Umbria
Picture this: a standalone house with its own garden and adjacent land all for less than 100k.
Step inside to a cozy living area with a welcoming fireplace, a bright dining room, and a charming kitchen. A bedroom on this level adds convenience and comfort. Head downstairs to find two more bedrooms and a bathroom, offering plenty of space and privacy.
Outside, an exclusive courtyard beckons for relaxation under a charming brick pergola. Practicality is key with an entrance hall and a boiler room. And let’s not forget the real gem: about 2000 m² of wooded land, perfect for your outdoor adventures and explorations.
Perched in an elevated and panoramic spot, this house not only ensures comfort but also serves up stunning views.
✈️ Perugia Airport (PEG) → 🚗 ~ 90 minutes | 🚆 Spoleto train station → 🚗 ~ 45 minutes
< 200K
YOUR OWN GOLF COURSE
Price: €160,000. Size: 5 Bed, 2 Bath. 📍 Location: Dordogne, France
Set on the edge edge of a 18 hole golf club is this lovely 3 bed wooden chalet. With open plan kitchen/living area and 3 beds, this is the ideal holiday home for golf lovers or non golf lovers alike. There is a shared pool, parking, a restaurant and bar, tennis courts, kids play area and it's only 10 minutes from shops and amenities.
The ground floor has an open plan fully fitted kitchen, seating area and eating area, leading out onto a terrace and garden. There is a downstairs bathroom with shower and WC, and a hallway area. On the first floor there are three double bedrooms, one with a large balcony overlooking the garden and pool, and a bathroom with WC.
✈️ Bergerac Dordogne (EGC) → 🚗 ~ 1 hour | 🚆 Sarlat-la-Canéda train station → 🚗 ~ 10 minutes
< 300K
A WHOLE LOTTA LAND
Price: €240,000 Size: 8 Bed, 2 Bath. 📍 Location: Castel San Niccolò, Tuscany
Take a leap back in time with this charming 500 sqm (5382 sqft) farmhouse in Castel San Niccolò, Tuscany. With 8 cozy bedrooms, 2 vintage bathrooms, and jaw-dropping stone architecture, this gem is brimming with possibilities. Whether you dream of creating your personal sanctuary or transforming it into four separate units, you’ll be wrapped in nature’s embrace. Conveniently close to Strada in Casenti no, you can savor local cuisine, conquer hiking trails, and more. It comes with around 29 acres of land surrounding it.
✈️ Florence Airport (FLR) → 🚗 ~ 1 hour | 🚆 Pratovecchio train station → 🚗 ~ 20 minutes
WILDCARD 👀 👀 👀
SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES
Price: €260,000 Size: 2 bed (I think), 1 bath. 📍 Location: Hamburg, Germany
Everyone wants a sea view but why not just live on the sea?
Houseboats are a common fixture across Europe, especially in the Netherlands and Germany. This floating paradise boasts a spacious lounge, full-size bedroom(s), and a roomy bow terrace, offering you the perfect canvas to bring your houseboat dreams to life.
Inspired by the tidal floodplain nature reserve in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, the Heuckenlock 60 spreads out over 60 m² of floor space and 36 m² of cozy living space. Its insulation keeps heating costs pretty low. The expansive bow terrace is your personal invitation to soak in the serene surroundings. It’s even got a rooftop terrace. Plus, an extra-large photovoltaic system powers your floating home with self-sufficient, eco-friendly electricity.
ACCOUNTS WE LOVE
ARE ITALY’S €1 HOMES WORTH IT?
If you subscribe to this newsletter, chances are you too have been targed by the #algorithm and pushed tons of content about “€1 homes for sale in Italy.” What’s that all about? Is it real? Is it worth it? Let’s find out:
€501k EUR dream home: Meredith Tabbone from Chicago bid on an abandoned house in Sicily starting at €1. She won the auction at €5.6k and bought the space next door. She transformed the windowless, asbestos-filled space installing electricity, running water, a spa, wine cellar, and the head-to-toe renovation for a total estimated €500k renovation.
Meredith has since bought two guest houses in the same village for €38k and an additional building for 7€4k to turn into an art gallery and artist retreat.
Keep up with Meredith’s restoration journey on instagram or tiktok.
Family saves ghost-town with €25k: Couple Maurizio and Paola restored a home in ruin in ‘ghost town’ Ghesc, Italy, with €25,000 and 1,000 hours of work.
Calling upon other young families to revitalize medieval ghost towns and preserve architectural heritage, the couple launched "The Village Laboratory" in Ghesc. The lab offers workshops on historical stone construction, a communal kitchen, pizza oven, and concert spaces for public use.
Today, Ghesc has a population of 3: Maurizio, Paola, and their son Emil. There are now 4 more homes being restored in the village.
The true cost of the $1 home: Insider News tracks down two couples who bought into the $1 home scheme to figure out “did it work?” and importantly, “how much did they really spend?” Meet Danny, Tam and Gary. The video gives tips for potential buyers and goes into the details of the renovations.
🚨 Spoiler alert: Tam and Gary spent a total of $158k to buy and renovate their 4 bed / 4.5 bath house in Italy. A house this size would be over $1M+ in their home city of LA. On the lower end, Danny spent $10k for a live-in ready home after small renovations.
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