Italy is one of the first countries in Europe where you can actually trade a house for bitcoins, our tax revenue service actually said that it's legal to use bitcoin in a deed for a house as the means of payment.
I am selling a house in Milan, Italy, 45 square meters, there is a tenant with a regular contract up to December 2019, the revenue you'll get from his rent is 600euros per month. The house is in very good conditions and it's a good investment, the price is around
60 bitcoins. 12 October 2017 EDIT: I'm having the house re-evaluated and it looks it lost value, I bought it well before the 2012 recessiona and the market still hasn't fully recovered from that, I will update you on the price by editing this post.
22nd October 2017 EDIT: I had the house re-evaluated by agents and my asking price is now
153,000.00 euros, at the current rate of 4900
EUROS per btc that means approx 31 btc.
Buying this house is gonna be very simple, thanks to the fact that we have formal regulations form our internal revenue system (Agenzia delle entrate) stating that bitcoin is indeed a currency and can be used in deed or any contract for that matter, this means you are gonna be protected by italian laws exactly as if you were paying with fiat, this is gonna be your property, fair and square, to the name of whoever comes with me in front of the notary (italian laws require a notary to be present for all the paperwork, they are expensive! like 5.000/15.000 euros, I know, it's a ripoff just for some paperwork, but it's our law) gets ID by him and while we're there sends the bitcoins to my wallet, we'll wait for confirmations and as soon as they arrive I'll sign the deed (I can't say no once you send them or the notary will get me arrested and the house would still be transferred to you, that's the protection you'll get, amongst other things).
the reason for me to wanting to sell the house like this is that I believe in bitcoin and if I was to sell the house in fiat and then exchange it for bitcoins, which was my original plan, I would loose a ton of value, both operations are very costly in terms of fees.
so if anybody is interested in the idea please contact me for further details.
these are some links to news and regulations about bitcoins in italy, as a rule of thumb any nationality that we have a bilateral agreement with can come over and buy and own a house, please feel free to contact me stating what's the nationality of the buyer and I can provide more information.
Wired magazine:
https://www.wired.it/economia/finanza/2017/04/05/prima-casa-bitcoin/The actual regulation form the relevant agency website:
http://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/wps/file/nsilib/nsi/documentazione/normativa+e+prassi/risoluzioni/archivio+risoluzioni/risoluzioni+2016/settembre+2016+risoluzioni/risoluzione+n.+72+del+02+settembre+2016/RISOLUZIONE+N.+72+DEL+02+SETTEMBRE+2016E.pdfAnsa (like reuters):
http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/tecnologia/hitech/2017/04/04/in-italia-la-casa-si-paga-in-bitcoin_6a5a9395-8871-4b85-91c5-b2d390ba6e76.htmlEdit: these are some picture of the house, its located near Piazzale Loreto in Milan, Italy.it's one bedroom, one openspace with the living room and the kitchen, a walkway and the bathroom.
it's near piazzale loreto, via padova/via pasteur, 5fht floor, the apartment is in a central location and in very good conditions, partly furnished (the library in the living room, the kitchen table and the bed and wardrobe all belong to the house, the current pictures show the belongings of the tennant as well, it's very easy to rent this place to a couple or a single worker because it's well served and not so expensive (600-700eur per month, i'm currently renting at 600, current tennant has a contract till the end of 2019)
Full Imgur gallery
https://imgur.com/a/gjcx4https://i.imgur.com/hr07edi.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/hFdL9wk.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/HMUgioZ.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/rsP5Cog.jpgGoogle maps approximate location (its not that precise address, that is just a random pick on th same road within couple of hundreds meter, I will provide the precise location to interested buyers that contact me in private):
https://www.google.it/maps/place/Via+Padova,+20,+Milano+MI/@45.4878639,9.2182585,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4786c6e6b175bfff:0xd4e45e2c2c4367a2!8m2!3d45.4876815!4d9.2191758?dcr=0