{"id":28984,"date":"2026-10-09T17:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?page_id=28984"},"modified":"2026-10-10T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:31:12","slug":"buying-a-luxury-villa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Reading \u2014 Buying a Luxury Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28984\" class=\"elementor elementor-28984\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2302d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2302d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:28968,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/buying-a-luxury-villa-living-room-with-daylight-and-glazing-the-first-thing-we-r.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:28969,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/buying-a-luxury-villa-volumes-of-a-villa-reflected-in-the-pool.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:28970,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/buying-a-luxury-villa-facade-of-a-villa-in-the-hills.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf29ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf29ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593d32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"593d32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preliminary reading: understand a villa before you buy it<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456c1ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456c1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the listing or the dossier: we tell you in writing what the project shows, what is missing and what to check before you sign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0dede elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec0dede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send the property<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9df83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef9df83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af84c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af84c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bc90d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04bc90d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buying a luxury villa: read first, sign later<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa7dd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa7dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone <strong>buying a luxury villa<\/strong> usually has a listing, a few photographs and a price in front of them. Photographs show an atmosphere; they do not tell you how the house is built, what is missing in the documents or how much it will cost to maintain in its climate.<\/p><p>The preliminary reading is the first step we propose: you send us the link to the listing or the dossier of the villa you are considering, even if it is not presented on our site, and you receive in writing what the project shows, what the documents say, what is missing and what must be checked before signing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd2dc61 elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-houzez_elementor_inquiry_form\" data-id=\"fd2dc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"houzez_elementor_inquiry_form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n            jQuery(document).bind(\"ready\", function () {\n                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wp-image-28974\" alt=\"Buying a luxury villa: finish samples on the project drawings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:1600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-finish-samples-on-the-project-drawings.webp 1280w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1229\/h:1536\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-finish-samples-on-the-project-drawings.webp 1229w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:1600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-finish-samples-on-the-project-drawings.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cfa8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"76cfa8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before you buy<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/all-properties\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Properties<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">In Italy and abroad<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">New developments<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Buying off-plan<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/dominican-republic-luxury-real-estate\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Dominican Republic<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Areas, data and sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/about\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">About us<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Founder and Real Estate team<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26f4f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f26f4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Do you have a villa to have read before deciding?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c5e7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c5e7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3704c25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3704c25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d469d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72d469d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who it is for<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90abd54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90abd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>For anyone buying a luxury villa or residence <strong>in Italy or in the destinations we follow worldwide<\/strong>: today the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar and Dubai, and others on request.<\/li><li>For those buying <strong>off-plan<\/strong>, who must judge drawings, renderings and specifications before the house exists.<\/li><li>For those living far from the place who want to know which checks to request, and from whom, before travelling.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12e626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a12e626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=456522913  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1593\/h:1062\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-md-home-at-night-with-the-pool-lit-a-villa-designed-by-the.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030d223 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"030d223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d004c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3d004c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=248832010  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-corridor-with-wooden-floor-materials-to-read-in-the-specif.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28977\" alt=\"Buying a luxury villa: corridor with wooden floor, materials to read in the specification\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:900\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-corridor-with-wooden-floor-materials-to-read-in-the-specif.webp 900w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:900\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-corridor-with-wooden-floor-materials-to-read-in-the-specif.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c3723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48c3723\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fdb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21fdb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fc00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43fc00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">Luxury Off-Plan Property: 6 Checks Before Buying a New Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d3209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d3209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury off-plan property in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar and Dubai: risks\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a4b78 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48a4b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/new-luxury-developments\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10fabd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d10fabd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cfe08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83cfe08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b965f7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b965f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you receive: the document template<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2d382 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2d382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone buying a luxury villa with us receives the same structure, so it is clear what is an observation, what is a document and what remains to be checked. This is the template we use (it does not refer to a real property):<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #ddd\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">Item<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px\">What we write<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Observed<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">What the project shows: layout, orientation and light, relationship between inside and outside, declared materials.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Documented<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">What the documents received show: plans, specification, title, permits, payment plan.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Missing<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">The documents and data that are needed and missing, and who should provide them.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>To check<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">The points to be checked on site or by a local professional (lawyer, surveyor, tax adviser), with the questions to ask.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px\"><strong>Next step<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">What to do before signing or paying a deposit.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8335757 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8335757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An example: Aquamarine, Juan Dolio<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966bf9c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966bf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To show what the document looks like, we applied the template to a property in our catalogue, <a href=\"\/en\/property\/aquamarine-branded-residence-a-juan-dolio\/\">Aquamarine in Juan Dolio<\/a>, using only the information published on its listing. Our Real Estate team handles its sale, so this is an example of the format, not an independent reading.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Observed<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">Pre-launch project: renders and a description are available, not technical floor plans or a site to visit. One 21-storey tower with 163 residences across more than 32,000 sq m, units from 70 to 620 sq m, beachfront with direct beach access. Materials and finishes are described only in general terms.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Documented<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">From the developer&#8217;s dossier: pre-launch prices from $299,000 for one bedroom; two payment plans (20% \u00b7 40% during construction \u00b7 40% on delivery, or 20% \u00b7 60% \u00b7 20%); CONFOTUR status declared, with exemption from transfer tax and IPI for up to 15 years; hotel management named in the fact sheet; about 20 minutes from Las Am\u00e9ricas airport.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Missing<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">Delivery date; building permits (CONFOTUR is a tax regime, not a permit); technical specification of structure and systems; annual condominium and management costs; guarantees on deposits paid during construction.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;vertical-align:top\"><strong>To be checked<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">With a Dominican lawyer: land title at the Registro de T\u00edtulos, permits, the CONFOTUR approval document and what it covers. With an engineer: structure and windows against wind and salt air, as the hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November (NOAA). In the contract: where deposits go and what happens if delivery is late.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:8px;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Next step<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:8px\">Before any deposit, ask in writing for the delivery date, permits, specification and deposit guarantees; only then choose the unit and the payment plan.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4955abc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4955abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we read before buying a luxury villa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7019b43 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7019b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The project<\/strong>: layout, orientation and light, relationship with the garden, the pool, the view.<\/li><li><strong>The construction<\/strong>: structure, windows, systems and finishes as described in the specification; what a photograph cannot show.<\/li><li><strong>Climate and maintenance<\/strong>: sun, humidity, salt air, wind; how much work the house will require over the years.<\/li><li><strong>The documents<\/strong>: title, permits, payment plan, guarantees on deposits for off-plan purchases.<\/li><li><strong>The place<\/strong>: access, services, local rules affecting the use of the house and renting it out.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c397eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c397eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=194434745  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-lugana-bay-residences-on-lake-garda-a-project-by-the-studi.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29053\" alt=\"Buying a luxury villa: Lugana Bay residences on Lake Garda, a project by the studio\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-lugana-bay-residences-on-lake-garda-a-project-by-the-studi.webp 1707w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-lugana-bay-residences-on-lake-garda-a-project-by-the-studi.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-lugana-bay-residences-on-lake-garda-a-project-by-the-studi.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbed35b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbed35b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be7596 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1be7596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7aeade elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7aeade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Property<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7d95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec7d95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/property\/av-home-luxury-villa-vicenza\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=828372626  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AV-Home-Villa-di-lusso-con-piscina-a-Vicenza-le-migliori-ville_-100-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" title=\"\" alt=\"Luxury Villa Vicenza \u2014 AV Home\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf915e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cf915e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/property\/av-home-luxury-villa-vicenza\/\">Luxury Villa Vicenza \u2014 AV Home<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e53c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e53c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4060268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4060268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a772b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a772b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-luxury-real-estate\/\">Luxury Real Estate Dominican Republic \u2014 Villas &amp; Investments<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178e9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178e9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury real estate Dominican Republic \u2014 beachfront villas, branded residences and investments at\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30adda5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30adda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-luxury-real-estate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e575c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e575c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=295827750  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-study-area-with-daylight.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28978\" alt=\"Buying a luxury villa: study area with daylight\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-study-area-with-daylight.webp 1620w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-study-area-with-daylight.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/buying-a-luxury-villa-study-area-with-daylight.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fedaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45fedaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc1998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dc1998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130c5ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"130c5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What it is not<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28dad5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e28dad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The preliminary reading does not replace the legal, planning, technical or tax due diligence that belongs to licensed professionals in the property&#8217;s country, nor a formal valuation. It shows where to look and which questions to ask before buying a luxury villa, before you spend time and money.<\/p><p>If our Real Estate team has a mandate or a commercial agreement on the property you show us, we declare it before starting: in that case the reading is not presented as independent. An independent opinion can be requested as a separate engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e3b41 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2e3b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it works, step by step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11d0f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b11d0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><strong>Send us the property<\/strong> with the form on this page: link to the listing or a description, and the market.<\/li><li><strong>First conversation<\/strong>: exploratory and non-binding. We clarify what you need and which documents exist.<\/li><li><strong>The written reading<\/strong>: with the template above, within the timing agreed at the start.<\/li><li><strong>On-site checks<\/strong>: if needed, we tell you which ones and which local professional to ask.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adba97b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adba97b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ea4ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4ea4ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3760c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3760c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4120d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4120d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">About Us \u2014 Luxury Real Estate Agency<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da02de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da02de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate is a premier luxury real estate agency specializing in exclusive\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acab098 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acab098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6002d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d6002d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d735e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d735e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Property<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73207d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73207d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/property\/md-home-luxury-villa-verona\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=72743897  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1800\/h:1200\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRJ293G.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201800%201200%22%20width%3D%221800%22%20height%3D%221200%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221800%22%20height%3D%221200%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" title=\"\" alt=\"Luxury Villa Verona \u2014 MD Home\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e628172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e628172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/property\/md-home-luxury-villa-verona\/\">Luxury Villa Verona \u2014 MD Home<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe344c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fe344c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cac781 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cac781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1101d05 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1101d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After the reading: architectural due diligence, on engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049968f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"049968f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the preliminary reading shows points that deserve a closer look, the next step is architectural due diligence: a professional engagement of the founder\u2019s architecture studio, separate from the real estate activity, governed by a written letter of engagement with scope, timing and fee agreed before starting.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Preliminary reading<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Architectural due diligence<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Free<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">On quotation, with a letter of engagement<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Based on<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Listing and documents sent<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Site visit, full documents, survey if needed<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Content<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">What is seen, documented, missing, to check<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Construction, services, maintenance, cost of works; in Italy also building and cadastral compliance<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Who<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">The team, with the founder\u2019s method<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Federico Cappellina\u2019s studio; abroad with local professionals<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Independence<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Team engagements declared first<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Only if neither studio nor agency is paid by the seller<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Legal verification of title, taxation and a valuation of market value remain outside architectural due diligence too: they are the task of notaries, lawyers and advisers qualified in the property\u2019s country, to whom we refer you with the questions to ask.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21cd6f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a21cd6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who does it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0950435 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0950435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The reading method is that of the studio of <a href=\"\/en\/about\/\">Federico Cappellina<\/a>, architect and founder of Elite Luxury Real Estate, who guarantees its criteria. In foreign markets he works with the Real Estate team: Luca Lodi for the Dominican Republic and Tatiana Juma for Dubai.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d126dc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d126dc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febb638 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"febb638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cba3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4cba3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b7a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18b7a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">UHNW Luxury Villa Architecture: Bespoke Villas by Studio Cappellina<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2068e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a2068e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHNW luxury villa architecture designed and supervised by Federico Cappellina&#8217;s studio since 2002\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ae47b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26ae47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58a943 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f58a943\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263b8ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263b8ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305d436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305d436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">Contact Elite Luxury Real Estate \u2014 Italy &amp; Dominican Republic<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056cba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"056cba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact Elite Luxury Real Estate for exclusive properties and international investments in Italy\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bddb5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75bddb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea331f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ea331f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694da57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"694da57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5319c82 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5319c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions: buying a luxury villa with a preliminary reading<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dff07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"93dff07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1550\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1550\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do you read villas that are not on your site? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1550\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9160bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9160bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c84a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c84a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. The preliminary reading exists precisely for those considering a property found elsewhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1551\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1551\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does it cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1551\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fa1f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27fa1f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af7516 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af7516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The preliminary reading is free and non-binding. Architectural due diligence is an engagement of the studio, on quotation, with scope and terms agreed in writing before starting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1552\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1552\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What do you need to start? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1552\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a745e60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a745e60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6019c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6019c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The link to the listing or a description of the villa and the country it is in; plans, specification and documents, if you have them, make the reading more precise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1553\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1553\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do the documents I send stay confidential? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1553\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cca20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0cca20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66214d5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66214d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes: we use them only for the reading you asked for and do not share them with third parties without your consent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1554\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1554\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does it replace a local surveyor or lawyer? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1554\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7a4ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe7a4ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa9af4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa9af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. It tells you which checks to request and from whom; the checks remain with licensed professionals in the property&#8217;s country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f50fe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8f50fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request the preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8149c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b8149c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232f8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232f8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you rather build than buy?<\/p>\n<p>The founder&#8217;s studio designs bespoke villas: Signature Architecture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d8131 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e5d8131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107e203 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"107e203\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136f310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"136f310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the UHNW Lifestyle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfebe0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfebe0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step before buying a luxury villa: the preliminary reading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220a3ce elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"220a3ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7224377 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7224377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/tutte-le-proprieta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover the Properties<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELRE Preliminary reading: understand a villa before you buy it Send us the listing or the dossier: we tell you in writing what the project shows, what is missing and what to check before you sign. 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