Casa di paese in Via Madonna del Monte s.n.c, Marta,
Lago di bolsena - marta vt " Locale magazzino posto al piano primo con giardino edificabile " Vendesi a Marta, in via Madonna del Monte, una delle strade più iconiche del paese per via della grande festa che ogni anno ricorre il giorno del 14 maggio denominata Festa delle Passate, questo locale magazzino posto al piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly a "locale magazzino" and is not currently a legal dwelling; conversion is only possible after obtaining permits, so this triggers a veto red flag. At €29,000 for 40 sqm (€725/sqm), the asking price is not meaningful for a home purchase because the asset is presently storage, not habitable residential property.
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The stone farmhouse exterior has authentic rustic character, and the adjoining buildable garden gives it some dream potential for the price. But as presented it is not a usable home: photos show only the outside, and the listing says it is a magazzino to be converted with permits. This is more a charming project than a ready-to-live Italian house.
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€16,000 – €23,000
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.
- It is currently a first-floor storage space, not a finished home.
- No bathroom or livable interior is shown; full conversion and renovation are likely needed.
- Change of use and expansion depend on planning permission.
- The setting is residential and flat, with no view shown.
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 76/100Lake Bolsena is at the town, with the Volsini volcanic hills around the shore. Montefiascone is the nearest larger town and has a full set of everyday services; Viterbo is the main city in the province. The area is known for lake fishing, olive groves and vineyards, and for the old lakeside settlements around Bolsena. Bolsena has Etruscan remains and the lake is the dominant feature of daily life here.