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Fabbricato indipendente con terreno

Cantalice, Lazio
Bedrooms
2
Baths
1
m²
60
Price per m²
€500
Property type
Villa
Rooms
3 locali

Fabbricato indipendente con terreno. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, arredato.

panoramic view

What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

In the listingNeeds renovation

Must be done first

  • Heating
  • Bathroom
  • Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

At €30,000 (€500/m²), estimated renovation of about €42,000 brings the effective cost to roughly €1,200/m², well above the local €531/m² benchmark. The panoramic view and included land add value, but the renovation burden makes this a weak deal.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

The setting is genuinely appealing, with dense private woodland and broad mountain-valley views from the property. The house has a sound-looking roof and intact exterior, but the interiors are basic and unfinished, so this is a renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in home.

Minimum to live in it€350–500/m²
€21,000 – €30,000

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.

This house
Comfortable
€36,000 – €54,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.

Full€1,200–1,500/m²
€72,000 – €90,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000

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.

Connections and paperworkabout €10,000

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.

Asking price + this range + connections
€76,000 – €94,000
What worries us about this house
  • Not move-in ready: the interiors shown are unfinished/storage-like, with no fitted kitchen or finished living spaces visible.
  • Utilities, bathroom condition, heating, and compliance are not demonstrated in the gallery.
  • The secluded wooded access appears narrow and uneven, with stairs and unpaved paths around the house.

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 72/100

The cluster is on the western side of Monte Terminillo in the Sabine Apennines. The Velino River plain and the Piana Reatina lie immediately below, and the Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile wetlands are within the basin near Rieti. The Riserva Naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile is the protected area closest to the village, and much of the Terminillo massif is covered by the Monti Reatini regional reserve. The nearest ski lifts are on Monte Terminillo above Pian de' Valli, roughly 25–35 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Rieti is the nearest town of size and has a full range of services, a historic centre, and the cathedral. The area is known for the Monte Terminillo mountain, the Rieti plain, and the Franciscan sites around the Reatine valley.

The comune of Cantalice
People living here
2,414
-9.9% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
27%
11% are under 14
Landslide zone
0.8%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
86 km
Property address:Via Giovanni Pascoli
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Asking price

€30,000
Deal score
35/100
Dream
42/100
Wow
54/100

Listed 03/11/2026