He bought a house for one euro in Italy and encourages others to do the same

After reading an article on the Internet, a man bought a property for only one euro in a town of Sicily, Italyand encourage others to make the same decision.

Danny mccubbin, a 56-year-old Australian, bought a house in the town of Mussomeli, after having crossed with an offer that seemed “too good to be true”. He was referring to the House for 1 euro campaign, the aim of which is to encourage foreigners to repopulate the region.

In Mussomeli, a town of 11,000 inhabitants, houses are sold for one euro on the sole condition that buyers renew them within three years of purchase.

This type of offer has appeared in several Italian places as a means to boost the local economy and attract residents to cities in difficulty because they are not very neighboring.

Although most people rarely dream of living in a new country and with other customs, McCubbin decided to “take a leap of faith” and analyzed what it looked like an opportunity I couldn’t ignore.

“I read an article on the house for one euro project on the website of CNN. And as I have been a volunteer for a community in Italy for over 10 years, I always intended to move one dayExplained McCubbin, who works as a freelance digital consultant, speaker and activist.

“Friends from all over the world have started sending me more articles about the project. I remember at that point everyone seemed to be fascinated by this idea and I wanted to know for myself if it was really too good to be true, ”he said.

McCubbin, who started the research in May 2019, visited Mussomeli three times and viewed 25 properties before finding the ideal residence you were looking for. And before he even knew it, he was “the owner of a beautiful house in Sicily”.

The digital consultant said the process leading him to owning a home for a dollar was “very easy” and that he was also fortunate enough to deal with an agent who spoke English. “The agency from which I bought the house has a service in which You can pay them to connect electricity and water in your home, and also so that they complete the registration to pay the municipal tax ”, he assured.

McCubbin, from Australia but he spent 17 years working in London before moving to southern Italy he had originally planned use the property as a second home, but like the Brexi, began to see that he wanted to move permanently and take the opportunity to helping local people with community cooking.

“I took a leap of faith last year and left London in December, just in time to apply for my residency in Italy before the end of the Brexit transition period. I know that Italy also has its challenges, but there is a great sense of community here, especially in SicilyWhere people have struggled for so long I don’t know anyone in the city and my Italian is not very good so it was a big risk to leave my friends in London. But I knew deep in my heart it was the right decision“, Did he declare.

McCubbin is currently renting another property for continue to renovate the new house. “Everyone is very welcoming to foreigners who have bought houses for one euro because they know that we are helping to bring this city back to life,” he said.

The activist shares everything the progress of the pieces on your Instagram account. He has already fixed the leaky roof and is now working on fixing the water pump. Once I’m done with all the parts, hope the property will become the base for your community kitchen project.

For that, launched a digital campaign via the Crowdfunder platform to raise funds and solve the project from the community kitchen. Until, already managed to raise more than 25,000 euros “Helping vulnerable people” while providing “opportunities for young cooks around the world”.

“I begin a food rescue program in the city and I will use these products cooking for families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. There is a lot of poverty here and a lot of people are out of work, ”he said.

“Last year, when I started a similar community kitchen project in London, I discovered that several of the most talented chefs who volunteered, lacked the skills to cook with salvaged food. For this reason, I decided to develop a community cooking class in Sicily for young cooks, ”he said.

After installation non-profit community kitchen, McCubbin planned donate the house to the city so that it belongs to the municipality. Before that happens, encourage anyone who is considering buying such a property to simply ‘go for it’.

“It really is too good to be true. Even if you have to be prepared to see a lot of house because you can’t buy a property remotely. You should also make sure that you have an Italian friend who can help with the translation because each city has a different criterion and you have to know what you are going to sign in the contract», He concluded.

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