I've been looking at buying a house in Italy, but the problem is it's impossible to get a residence visa, as a self-employed middle-aged adult without Italian r

I've been looking at buying a house in Italy, but the problem is it's impossible to get a residence visa, as a self-employed middle-aged adult without Italian roots. So you can stay for 90 days out of every 180. Buying a dream home doesn't seem worth it when you can't live in it.