Retiring to Italy in 2026? Here’s What I Would Do BEFORE Selling Everything

Thinking about retiring to Italy in 2026? Before you sell everything and book the one-way ticket, this episode is your reality check.

In this episode of A New Life in Italy, Samantha Wilson breaks down what she would personally do right now if she were planning a retirement move to Italy from scratch today.

Not the fantasy version.

Not the Instagram version.

And definitely not the “figure it out later” version.

After a recent situation where a client became completely derailed by misinformation they read online about the Elective Residency Visa, Samantha dives into one of the biggest hidden challenges people face during this process: panic, overwhelm, and emotionally reacting to bad information.

Inside this episode:

• The real financial conversations you need to have before applying for the ERV

• Why passive income matters more than savings

• The exact spreadsheet Samantha would create before planning a move

• Why waiting another year could actually protect your dream

• The “February Test” every retiree should do before choosing where to live