Buying property in Italy as a foreigner is not simply a matter of signing the rogito. The first binding risk may appear earlier, when an accepted proposta d’acquisto becomes a preliminary contract. This guide maps the national workflow for an existing residential purchase: codice fiscale, buyer eligibility, proposal, caparra, compromesso, Catasto, Conservatoria, Comune planning records, source of funds, the notarial deed and translation checkpoints. It explains when an Italian translation, traduzione giurata or asseverata, bilingual deed or interpreter may be relevant, without treating certified translation as one single Italian legal category. It also covers remote signing, apostille order, mailing, scheduling, service-provider roles, fraud checks and CertOf’s document-translation boundaries.