Originally Posted by valerie

We visited Abruzzo earlier this month and have decided that we would love to live in the area. However, the fees that the agents are charging seem rather large. What should we expect to pay? Is there another way of seeing and buying the property without these middle men. I know that we will need an interpreter at the very least.
We have a small budget and would like to renovate and when fees of E3600 are mentioned we are thinking that is the price of a new bathroom!
Any thoughts and ideas would be gratefully appreciated.
Valerie