It really should be included somewhere in the advice column for first-time buyers or potential buyers, that just as important as the house, price, terms, etc. Rule #1 CHECK YOUR CADASTRAL CLASSIFICATION -- when we were looking our agent (totally fab, ethical, successful) was super-careful to only show us properties classified correctly, i.e., non-luxury and non-commercial. He carefully explained that classification would carry over into every aspect of home ownership, including property tax rates, utility rates, and a host of other bureaucratic potential nightmares. When questioned about changing the classification, his answer was, don't bother, it will be terribly expensive and require a "connected" geometra and perhaps soldi neri (graft) in some cases!! What a nightmare that would be, and why start if it can be so easily avoided?
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