We Have A Deal

It all fell into place today.

And we were able to release the breath we were holding.

A few short minutes for a quick lunch after we returned from Santuario di San Luca. And then we sat down to more closely review the email from the realtor and take action where needed.

Countering our request for a rent discount and additional furnishings at no cost to us, we were given three options … one for discounted rent; and two options with higher rent and some or all of the furnishings on our list. The discounted rent had been our goal all along, so we took that offer.

The deal breaker for us was the cancelation clause in the event we are not granted the ERV. Again, we didn’t expect that this could be added to the official lease … at least not without getting attorneys involved. We just wanted in writing what the realtor had told us verbally. That with three months notice, we could break the lease anytime. You can bet I have it already pdf’d and saved.

Next, we turned to the payment of the caparra. I had already researched Wise, which was one of the options provided by the realtor since we don’t have an Italian bank account yet. It took less than five minutes to complete the wire order. Another check mark on the contract requirements list.

Finally, we sat down to complete the offer form. The realtor will print it for us and we’ll sign on the dotted line when we go to the meeting tomorrow since we don’t have access to a printer here.

We are looking forward to getting the formalities out of the way. Just how long that will all take? Well, I guess we will find out tomorrow.

By the time we were done with our work, dinner time was approaching. So we went out to grab a pizza at Pizzeria Nettuno. The place was packed. But since no one dallies, a two-top quickly opened up. We ordered two small pizzas … mine with mushrooms; Mui’s with speck … and a Birra Morretti to share. We enjoyed our simple meal just as much tonight as we enjoyed our lunch the other day.

To burn at least a few calories, we went for a stroll that somehow took us to our favorite gelato shop! The night was warmer than we expected, the streets were quiet … people filled the dining at establishments along the way, some of the buildings were nicely lit up. We returned to the AirBNB in a roundabout way that took us through Piazza Maggiore.

A good day.

Our total steps for today is showing as 19,316 on the Apple health app … or 7.7 miles or 33 flights.

Now to keep fingers crossed that all goes smoothly tomorrow.Read more