Rustico/casale in Via Visano Montichiari 4
Porzione di Casale Rustico con Ampio Giardino Privato - Opportunità di Trasformazione Residenziale Scopri questa affascinante porzione di cascina rustica, un'opportunità unica per chi desidera creare la propria abitazione personalizzata in un contesto rurale autentico. Attualmente destinata a deposito, la proprietà…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€154/m²), the price looks low, but this is currently a storage building requiring residential-use conversion and substantial restoration; estimated all-in cost is about €308,600, or €1,254/m², versus roughly €350/m² for comparable local homes. The advertised area also conflicts with the stated 246 m², and the listing does not provide condition, legal-conversion details, or energy information.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic rural Lombard farmhouse with authentic aged façades, tiled roofs and a generous private garden. However, it is currently a storage building rather than a livable home, and the gallery shows a substantial renovation project with no finished interiors.
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€97,000 – €144,000
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.
- Currently registered as storage, not a residence; residential change of use is only described as possible.
- The property appears to require substantial renovation, with no usable interior living spaces shown.
- Roof, utilities, structural condition, permits and conversion costs need careful verification.
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 35/100Sits on the flat Po Valley (Pianura Padana) plain with predominantly arable land and agricultural use within the surrounding 15 km. Land use in the area is mostly cereals/maize, fodder and dairy farms, with associated food-processing and light industrial activity. No named mountain range, lake or regional/national park lies within about 15 km. Montichiari (roughly 8–12 km) is the nearest town of size and provides local services; the Brescia‑Montichiari airfield (VBS) is adjacent to Montichiari. Brescia, the provincial capital with mainline rail connections, hospitals and larger services, lies roughly 20–30 km to the north. Small industrial and artisan zones beside provincial roads are typical in the area. Calvisano is known locally for its rugby club, Rugby Calvisano. The Alps (ski lifts) are well beyond 60 km; Lake Garda is roughly 20–30 km west (outside the 15 km radius).