Terratetto unifamiliare in Villa Minozzo
Ribasso vera occasione!!! Antica casa con spessi muri in sasso La casa è stata abitata fino a 15 anni fa, dotata di impianti elettrico e idraulico, Manca il riscaldamento, si è sempre utilizzata la stufa a legna. Pavimenti in pietra e travi in legno a vista, anche se attualmente sono verniciate. La casa è molta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29k for ~100 sqm plus an estimated €700/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €990/sqm versus a €472/sqm baseline, so it is not cheap once works are included. Positives are the stone structure, garage/outbuildings and some utility systems present, but the 749 days on market and only estimated floor area make the pricing look weak.
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The mountain setting and view to Pietra di Bismantova give this property genuine dream value, and the stone barn/land add extra rural appeal. The house is not a ruin: it has floors, rooms, kitchen, bathroom and some character features like beams and stone, but it looks tired and neglected rather than move-in ready. At this price it feels like a real bargain for someone willing to renovate into a livable country 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€20,000 – €35,000
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 real renovation before comfortable full-time living
- No heating system; currently reliant on wood stove
- Bathroom and interiors show age, dirt and moisture staining
- Facade and overall presentation are quite rough despite solid structure
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 74/100The northern Apennines are the immediate setting here, with Monte Cusna and the ridge of the Reggiano Apennine within the local area. The Secchia has its upper valley in this zone, and the Ospitale stream valley is one of the inhabited side valleys around the town. Part of the area falls within the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio on the slopes of Monte Cusna, a short drive from the main settlements of the municipality. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest town of some size, with shops, schools and services; the Pietra di Bismantova is there, just outside the 15 km radius, so it matters more as an excursion than as the immediate landscape. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods and small stone villages of the high Reggio Apennines.