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We Bought an Apartment in Italy for the Price of a Down Payment in the US

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Kelly Beigle, 38, and Boris Krstevski, 39, a couple based in Washington, DC, who bought an apartment in the Lombardy region of Italy. The conversations have been edited for length and clarity.Kelly Beigle: I actually started looking to buy in DC back…