Casa indipendente
Il comune di Calvi dell'Umbria è situato in provincia di Terni, nella punta meridionale dell'Umbria ed il suo territorio si incunea nella Sabina laziale. Il paese gode di un clima mite e salubre che, insieme all'amenità dei luoghi ed alla relativa vicinanza con la città di Roma, lo ha reso nel corso dei secoli un luogo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €60,000 asking price (€150/m²) looks cheap, but restoring 400 m² at roughly €1,100/m² implies an all-in cost near €500,000, far above comparable local pricing. The listing reports 19 bedrooms but no bathrooms, omits key property details, and includes AI-modified images, so the apparent bargain is highly uncertain.
More on the house and the area
The standout feature is the sweeping Tevere Valley and Umbrian hill-country panorama, complemented by a private garden, olive trees and atmospheric stone-vaulted cellar spaces. However, this is currently a substantial renovation project rather than a move-in home: the interiors are dated and deteriorated, bathrooms are absent from the facts, and the outbuildings are rough.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€158,000 – €234,000
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.
- The entire property is described as needing renovation, with no bathrooms listed.
- Interiors are old and visibly neglected, with cracks, damp staining and outdated services.
- Several annexes appear to be garages or storage buildings requiring substantial work.
- The listing includes AI-modified renovation images; those do not represent the current condition.
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 61/100The area sits in the Sabina hills, with olive groves, low ridges and cultivated valleys around the Tiber basin. The Tiber River runs nearby, and the Nera valley and the first Apennine reliefs are farther to the east. The Riserva Naturale Tevere-Farfa lies nearby, protecting a stretch of river, wetlands and wooded slopes around the confluence of the Farfa with the Tiber. Poggio Mirteto is the nearest town of size, with rail access, services and a working historic centre; farther south, the Rome-Orte corridor affects daily logistics more than the landscape. The area is known for Sabina olive oil.