This morning we met up with Jim. We also invited Susan and Gary to go along and see the apartment that we like. It was pouring rain. What’s new!

We all tromped down the street 2 doors from Bar Mary. We buzzed and entered. This building has really pretty marble staircases. Not like the other staircases we’ve seen.

We were all being very quiet because this was the building of the crazy lady we had seen a couple of days before (the one with the cantine and big garden but junky apartment). After tiptoeing past we went up another staircase and then into the apartment. You enter and there is a final staircase up. At the top is a glass door. The floors are all wood (not our first choice but there you have it). Susan and Gary seemed to like it. You turn left and enter the big living room which has the big picture window out to the river and a big dining table. There is a sectional and a big flat screen TV in this room. Also a pellet fireplace between the table and the living room which keeps the room toasty.

Out the door to the left is a bath with shower and washer and dryer. Across from that is the big room outside of the kitchen with closed up fireplace and refrigerator. There is a table in there and a long storage counter that is made of metal.

Then there are the 3 bedrooms and another bath. These last rooms have barrel ceiling that are original and very old. I love them. The living room was bombed in the war so the ceiling is new but built of terra cotta and giant wooden beams.

Susan and Gary told us they thought it was a “find”.

Below are pictures of the the house from the back (white center), terrace from the back, the picture window in the living room,  and the apartment door.

We went to Bar Mary with Jim and decided to make an offer. We tried to get our codice fiscal stamped but we have to wait until Monday. We went and had it copied and our passports etc so Jim could do the offer. He had an appointment so we went back and had lunch in the flat.

Jim came back and we all went over to the other agent’s office where we signed the offer. It is all pretty straightforward. Jim already went to the land office and says as far as he can tell the title is clear. Now the owner, Elizabette, has to decide. She has 4 days or until next Tuesday. We had a beer with Jim and parted ways until Monday when we will get our Codice Fiscale stamped and open a bank account. We have 20 days to transfer the money so can do that when we return. We will give Jim a power of attorney to write the check and finish the deal on our behalf. The closing date is April 30 if all goes well.

How exciting!!!

Tonight we have dinner with Natalie and her husband who are friends of friends in the states.  Tomorrow and Sunday are finally free for us to do something else than look at houses. It has been a fun, busy, and stressful time but I will always remember it and not in a bad way.

I hope it stops raining soon!