{"id":899,"date":"2026-01-20T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/?page_id=899"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:49:00","slug":"blog-2-tussen-bezichtiging-en-aankoop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/blog-2-tussen-bezichtiging-en-aankoop\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 2: Between the Viewing and the Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"899\" class=\"elementor elementor-899\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674aab0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"674aab0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3965e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3965e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blog 2: Between the Viewing and the Purchase<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef87bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ef87bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdea2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cdea2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0434f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0434f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95495c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95495c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this series, Behind the Scenes at Villa Due Mondi, we take you along on our renovation journey and show how our house is gradually being transformed into a holiday villa in Piedmont.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf4b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcf4b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c08013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c08013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The period between the viewing and the final purchase at the notary felt incredibly long. Everything had been decided, yet most of what happened took place behind the scenes. Collecting documents, signing paperwork, sending everything off, and then\u2026 waiting. And waiting some more.<\/p><p>During that time, we realized just how eager we were to return to the house. Fortunately, there were a few special moments that made the waiting a little easier.<\/p><p>One of those moments was around Henk\u2019s birthday. We received a call from my cousin and his wife, who happened to be at the house at the time. Through a video call, we were able to see the property live once again. Even from a distance, it felt wonderful to be there for a moment and be reminded of why we had fallen in love with the house. In the photo, you can see that the grass along the driveway had already grown considerably.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24c455 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f24c455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c24a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83c24a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971255c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"971255c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-907\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-6.png 788w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-6-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-6-768x916.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19cbd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c19cbd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0edb1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0edb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-7.png 788w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-7-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-Kopie-van-maat-voor-fotos-rechtop-verkleinen-en-bewerken-voor-website-7-768x916.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2831a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f2831a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bad3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88bad3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A few days later, another memorable moment followed. Someone we had met during our house search in Italy visited the property on our behalf and surprised us with drone footage. The images beautifully captured the location of the house within the surrounding landscape and highlighted just how special the area truly is. To this day, we are still incredibly grateful for that thoughtful gesture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fc94e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5fc94e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f2fab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f2fab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35716f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35716f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-4-1024x672.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-4-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-4-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-4-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-4.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875a1aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"875a1aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07dd283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07dd283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-5-1024x672.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-5-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-5-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-5-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d491f56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d491f56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be646bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be646bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-6-1024x672.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-6-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-6-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-6-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kopie-van-foto-voor-website-vakantiebijnederlanders-6.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6816cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6816cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f79896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f79896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the same period, I also started working on preparations that could be done from the Netherlands. Small projects, perhaps, but ones that would eventually become part of the house. For example, I restored a set of wooden chairs that will soon have a place in the garden of Villa Due Mondi. It felt good to be working on the property, even from afar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdf3d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fdf3d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f7630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the next blog, we will take you through the next stage of this journey and show how Villa Due Mondi continues to take shape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog 2: Tussen bezichtiging en aankoop &#8220;In deze serie, Achter de schermen bij Villa Due Mondi, nemen we je mee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-899","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":946,"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899\/revisions\/946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villaduemondi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}