Price and costs
Price, purchase taxes, notary, agency fee, any furniture and works. The total cost, not the price.
BridgeRent · Buying
Buyers and investors · Varese, the Lakes and Milan
Buying with BridgeRent.
Buying with us costs 3% + VAT of the price, paid at completion (rogito, the notarial deed) and stated before your first viewing. In return you get a route: your brief, selected properties, full information, negotiation, documents checked before the preliminary contract and coordination through to handover. On properties that earn while they sell, you can spend a night in the home before you make an offer.
3% + VAT at completion, stated everywhereNo cost until the offerDocuments before the preliminary contract
Try the home
One night in the property, before your offer.
If the property is on Earns while it sells (managed short lets while it is on the market), a buyer who is about to make a written offer can book one night at the guest rate and live in it: the street at seven in the morning, the light, the neighbour upstairs. BridgeRent refunds the night at completion. It happened with a real buyer; since then it has been a feature with a name, not a line in the FAQ.
Whobuyers about to submit a written offer
Whatone night at the guest rate, booked by us
Whenbefore the offer, on dates with no viewings
Costthe guest rate, refunded at completion if you buy
Whereon properties under mandate with active management, flagged on the listing
The route
Seven steps, one contact.
- 01Your brief
Area, budget, property type, timing, mortgage. A conversation, not a form.
- 02Properties
Those under BridgeRent mandate, with full information before the viewing: running costs, document status, context, agency fee stated.
- 03Viewings
Arranged by us, evenings and weekends included, coordinated with any guests.
- 04Try the home
If the property earns while it sells, one night at the guest rate before your offer. Refunded at completion.
- 05Negotiation
Written offer, clear deadlines, no artificial pressure. We tell you whether the price is in line with the area.
- 06Documents
Title, cadastral records, planning compliance, energy certificate (APE), building rules: checked before the preliminary contract (compromesso), not after.
- 07Preliminary contract, mortgage, completion
Coordination with bank and notary, final checks, meter readings, keys. Then, if you wish, management.
Buying to invest
The transaction and the management, in one place.
An investor buys a property and a strategy. BridgeRent does both: helps you choose, then manages it. No promised return: scenarios, explicit assumptions, the variables that matter.
Local demand, our data
Varese city: 72.5% occupancy at €69 a night over the last 365 days; Porto Ceresio 64.9% at €100; Milan 47.5% at €152. The full table →
Short-let scenario
Variable income, management at 25% of nightly rates collected, VAT included, maximum flexibility and liquidity. Three scenarios →
Transitional lease scenario
A transitional lease runs 1–18 months with a documented reason: steadier income for a defined period, less day-to-day work, rent set by local agreements. International staff at Ispra and Malpensa.
4+4 lease scenario
The standard Italian residential lease: four years plus four. Stability, little day-to-day work, low liquidity. Tenant selection is decisive.
Exit
Resell vacant, with a tenant, or with income running (Earns while it sells): the buyer pool and the price change.
Tax and financing must be checked with your accountant and bank: cedolare secca (the flat-rate rental tax, 21% on one unit and 26% on the second, above two units a business is presumed from 2026), IMU (the municipal property tax), capital gains. BridgeRent provides property scenarios, not tax advice.
Transparency
What the buyer pays, and why.
The buyer's agency fee is 3% + VAT of the price, due at completion. It is the market standard, and we state it here, on every listing and in writing before the first viewing. The seller pays 1% + VAT at completion: completion is the main item for both sides, so our interest is to close well, not to drag things out. Fees →
No cost until the offerviewings and information are not charged
Written offerwith clear deadlines and conditions (mortgage)
Documents before the preliminary contractnot after
Notary and bankwe coordinate them
With another agencythe 3% is split in half
After completionif you want to let the property, management is already here
A buyer, on Google
★★★★★I bought a home with Bridge Rent and had a very good experience. Andrea listened to my needs and helped me find a solution that truly reflected what I was looking for. Kind, available and easy-going throughout the whole purchase. A positive experience I would certainly recommend! :)
A purchase and a sale together
★★★★★The agency supported us with both a purchase and a sale. We got on very well with Andrea and his staff, for their transparency and punctuality. We always felt accompanied. Thank you.
Buyers' questions
Costs, guests, mortgage, investing.
How much does it cost to buy with BridgeRent?
3% + VAT of the purchase price, due at completion. It is stated on every listing and in writing before the first viewing: a buyer who discovers it at the preliminary contract is a deal that falls through. Nothing is charged before an accepted offer.
Can I view a home that has guests in it?
Yes: viewings always take priority over bookings. And if you are about to make an offer, you can book a night and live in the home before you decide: Try the home.
Do you help with the mortgage?
We coordinate timing and documents with your bank or mortgage broker. We do not sell mortgages.
Do you handle properties that are not yours?
Our portfolio is what is under BridgeRent mandate, updated from our property system. If we do not have what you are looking for, we tell you and let you know when it comes in. We work with other agencies: if a property is another agency's, the fee is split.
I am buying to invest: will you tell me the return?
We give you three scenarios with explicit assumptions, calculated on our own portfolio data by area, not a promised return. The simulator on Earns while it sells gives the order of magnitude; the real sums are done on the address.
I live abroad. Can I buy without being in Italy for every step?
For most of it, yes. You get full information and documents before any viewing, we can talk by video call, and we coordinate with the notary. If you cannot attend, completion can be signed through a notarised power of attorney. You will need an Italian tax code (codice fiscale): your notary confirms what else applies to you.
Free · no obligation
Tell us what you are looking for. We will tell you what there is, and what makes sense.
One contact, full information, no pressure.
We reply within 24 hours on working days.