Casa indipendente in Via San Lorenzo 35
BUSSO (CB) – PALAZZINA INDIPENDENTE CIELO-TERRA DI 128 MQ Un’interessante opportunità nel cuore del Molise, ideale come abitazione privata o investimento turistico. Nel caratteristico borgo di Busso, in provincia di Campobasso, proponiamo in vendita una palazzina indipendente cielo-terra di 128 mq, sviluppata su tre…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €18,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €141/m² versus €321/m² locally, but the three-level home needs substantial updating and has energy class G. With estimated renovation near €700/m², the effective cost is about €841/m², so the apparent discount may largely reflect renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably spacious 128 sqm independent borgo house for €18,000, with glimpses of mountain and tiled-roof views, traditional arches, wooden shutters, a fireplace, and radiators. The house looks solid, bright, and broadly usable rather than a ruin, but it is very basic and needs a kitchen fit-out plus cosmetic updating.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €45,000
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 kitchen appears incomplete and would need cabinetry/appliances installed.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs and efficiency upgrades.
- The photos do not verify the roof, exterior condition, utilities, or legal status.
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 56/100The area is in the hills west of Campobasso, in the Molise Apennine foothills. The Biferno valley is part of the local landscape. Campobasso is the nearest town of size and has the main services and the Castello Monforte above the town. This part of Molise is known for mixed farming and hill villages rather than for a single named landmark within the immediate area.