RIF.I265-Rondinara,Rustico semi-indipendente con giardino
L'immobile dispone inoltre di due cantine e magazzino. La zona è intima e riservata con una splendida vista sulla zona precollinare. Per eventuali appuntamenti o maggiori informazioni chiama il numero 0522 - 1691915 o manda un e-mail a scandiano@iconacasa.com.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 223 sqm, the ask is €224/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €924/sqm, far above the local baseline of €290/sqm. The independent entrance, large size and panoramic setting help, but this looks more like a big renovation project than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rustic appeal: a large old farmhouse with a distinctive little tower, woodland land, and open pre-hill views. It looks structurally standing and substantial rather than a ruin, but the exterior condition is tired and clearly calls for serious renovation. At €50k for 223 sqm, the value is strong, though this reads as a character project rather than an immediately dreamy move-in 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€44,000 – €78,000
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.
- Needs full renovation before it feels comfortably livable
- Exterior shows wear and some cracking/deterioration
- Only exterior/land photos are shown, so interior condition is unproven
- Steep sloping land may limit easy garden use
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 57/100This area lies in the first hills south of the Po plain, with the northern Apennine foothills beginning within a few kilometres. The Secchia valley is nearby to the east, and the lower slopes and wooded ridges of the Reggiano Apennines are the main landscape element within reach. Reggio Emilia is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail connections and a historic centre. The area is known for mixed farming and vineyards, including the Lambrusco zone, and for the food culture of the Reggio-Modena plain and foothills.