Despite investing nearly all of our money and years of effort into our properties in the Puget Sound region... we are hoping to bug out of here soon as well. We also have looked into both Italy and Portugal. Reasonably priced real estate, friendly inhabitants, lots of entertaining activities and beautiful places to visit.... what more could you ask for. WE even have a friend who owns property in Italy. My wife and I spent time learning Italian using one of the computer-based language courses and practicing together. Dov’è la toilette? Dov’è la fermata dell’autobus?
We were discouraged especially by the Italian government’s policies on Covid. Up until recently they were requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination to go to a restaurant along with restrictive entry requirements. They are still requiring masks at basically all indoor events. Washington State has been one of the most restrictive states in the country when it comes to Covid and we are nervous about relocating to any country which has followed an even more draconian path regardless of their reasons. Look at the nightmares that have developed in Australia and New Zealand.
Lately, we have been looking more into moving to a state with low property taxes and conservative state and local governments. We are hoping for a reversal of idiotic policies that have been rapidly eroding the value of our retirement but the long term trends do not look good, so like you we remain fairly pessimistic.
Texas meets all your low tax, not full on lockdowns with no commies outside of Austin and Dallas the ghetto parts. Italy got it pretty bad in the beginning of the Rona they way over reacted sadly and still are. Texas has been mask free for nearly a year and we are not swimming in covid. By this point most of us have had it some had a bad go. I lost two close friends so is at least for them was not just the flu. It was before the vaxx came out. I see this country in full on collapse I’ll tolerate masks to have a spread in Tuscany. I’m triple clotshots with no side effects yet I just had a cardio CT scan but I have a preexisting condition that warrants that and have for 10+ years now. So I have my papers.
Documenti per favore documenti.. ecco i miei documenti. Ma molto più probabile per me dire sarà. Ho bevuto dov’è la mia fiat