Terratetto unifamiliare in Montoro
Soluzione Semindipendente Terra-Cielo di 130 mq con Terrazzo e Ampie Cantine a Borgo di Montoro €. 79.000 Se sei alla ricerca di un immobile indipendente da personalizzare o di un ottimo investimento ad alta redditività, questa proposta a Borgo di Montoro rappresenta un’opportunità irripetibile. Proponiamo in vendita…
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 €79,000 for 228 sqm the ask is €346/sqm, but the description says only 130 sqm are residential and the rest are cellars/deposits plus attic, so the headline area likely inflates the apparent cheapness. With a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, effective cost is roughly €1,046/sqm before considering conversion limits, versus a low-stock baseline of €420/sqm, so this looks weak rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house rather than a shell: furnished rooms, kitchen, fireplace and solid floors make it clearly usable today. But the visual impact is modest, with dated finishes and a worn entrance, so the dream factor is limited unless you plan a thorough renovation. There is some old-borgo character in the stone arch and traditional layout, but not enough shown to create strong wow.
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€45,000 – €80,000
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 modernization despite being currently usable
- Only one bathroom for a large 4-bed layout
- Exterior/courtyard approach is quite rough and not especially attractive
- Terrace is mentioned but not shown in the photos
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 cluster lies in the Montoro valley between the Monti Picentini and the first inland ridges west of Avellino. The Solofrana valley runs through this area, with mixed farmland, scattered industry and road infrastructure between the built-up centres. The Monti Picentini Regional Park begins nearby and gives the area a mountain backdrop within short distance. Salerno is the nearest city of size, with full services, rail links and port functions; Avellino is also close for everyday services. The area is known for Montoro onions and for being a corridor between the Irno-Solofrana plain and the inland Campanian valleys.