Rustico in Sora
Fabbricato rurale da ristrutturare composto da tre vani terranei e da tre vani soprastanti al primo piano, con piccola terrazza e con accessorio di cantina e piccola corte antistante, come da foto. (prezzo trattabile)
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
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At €35,000 (€438/m²), the low asking price is offset by substantial renovation: estimated all-in cost is about €99,000, or €1,238/m², versus €579/m² for comparable Lazio homes. The rural listing does not say whether utilities, permits, or residential habitability are in place.
More on the house and the area
A characterful rural farmhouse with old tiled roofs, a covered porch, fruit trees, and a modest private garden. It appears roofed and structurally present rather than a ruin, but the “da ristrutturare” condition and lack of interior evidence make this a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The property is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with no interior photos to confirm bathrooms, kitchen, utilities, or structural condition.
- The sloping, stepped outdoor layout may limit accessibility and make renovation logistics more difficult.
- Roof and masonry appear intact from the exterior, but their actual condition requires professional inspection.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 72/100The cluster is in the Liri valley with the Abruzzo-Lazio Apennines close around it, and the Monti Ernici rise immediately to the west. The Fibreno and Liri rivers run through this area, with the river plain opening between mountain slopes and cultivated land. The Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise begins within this radius to the east around the Forca d'Acero side. Sora is the nearest town of size and has a full small-city centre, rail links and services. Isola del Liri, a few kilometres away, is known for the waterfall formed by the Liri in the middle of the town. This part of southern Lazio is known for mountain valleys, river landscapes and access toward the national-park area.