Italian towns will pay you to work remotely

Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by poisonborz on Sunday May 09, 2021 @04:46PM (#27099561)

The dubious nature of these "1€" south european homes were already covered in many articles. Most of them come with a lot of strings attached (like how much time you have to spend there, and you can't rent it), huge renovation cost in an area where craftsmen are largely unavailable or untrusting of foreigners, complexities with authorities due to the historical status of buildings, desolate areas without shopping opportunities... and the list goes on.

Instead of sprinkling fairy magic, these articles should at least hint at these.

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by curmudgeon22 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @05:39PM (#27100060)

This seems a bit different from the feel of it. The towns are subsidizing short term stays of 2-6 months. You are renting from someone else, so you're not really making a significant investment.

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by 38932ur98u on Monday May 10, 2021 @05:21AM (#27104171)

Did you read the article? This is something entirely different than the whole one euro house hype.

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by thefz on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:20AM (#27103813)

> and you can't rent it

That is already covered in any standard rent agreement in Europe. If you are the tenant you can't sub-rent it, it makes no sense.

> huge renovation cost in an area where craftsmen are largely unavailable or untrusting of foreigners

Unless you have direct first hand experience this is just speculation.

> desolate areas without shopping opportunities

Check on a map where these towns are and see for yourself.

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by coldtea on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:35PM (#27102446)

>(like how much time you have to spend there, and you can't rent it)

These sound as very reasonable strings for what you get in exchange and given the motivation behind the exchange (which isn't merely to benefit the taker).

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by jamisteven on Sunday May 09, 2021 @05:17PM (#27099852)

exactly, looked into this heavily years ago and this is spot on. These towns will basically never turn into anything worth investing energy into and most have absent local governments.

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by canadianfella on Sunday May 09, 2021 @08:47PM (#27101417)

>In an attempt to lure newcomers, Santa Fiora in Tuscany and Rieti in Lazio will pay up to 50% of the rent of anyone who decides to move and telecommute on a long-term basis.

Not spot on at all.

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Re:Italian towns will pay you to work remotely by megamix on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:54AM (#27103121)

so much negativity. It's not just sprinkling in the article

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