Rustico con terreno, Tartano
In località Dosso Sotto, a Tartano, proponiamo rustico indipendente su due livelli, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione dal grande fascino autentico. L’immobile è composto da: • rustico su 4 livelli; • due stalle al piano interrato; • terreno di pertinenza antistante e sottostante. La proprietà è già dotata di…
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 description calls it a rustico with two stables and explicitly suggests uses like rural storage/deposito rurale, without clearly presenting it as a legal dwelling. At €16,000 for 199 sqm the sticker price is very low, but with full restoration (~€1,100/sqm) the effective cost is about €1,180/sqm, far above the €387/sqm baseline.
More on the house and the area
This has real mountain-borgo romance: a stone house on the edge of a tiny alpine hamlet with a dramatic valley view from the long wooden balcony. The exterior and setting are highly photogenic, and the main structure appears roofed and standing, but inside it is still a very basic rustic with no finished bathroom and several raw ancillary spaces. Dreamy as a project, not yet a comfortable live-in home.
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€79,000 – €117,000
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 works as a real home
- No bathroom shown and interiors are very basic/empty
- Some lower rustic/stable spaces look raw and damp
- Steep hillside setting may mean tricky access and works
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 72/100The cluster is in the lower Valtellina, with the Orobie Alps immediately to the south and the Rhaetian Alps on the north side of the Adda valley. The Adda runs through this part of the valley. Morbegno is the nearest town of size and has a full set of daily services and a rail station on the Lecco–Sondrio line. The area is known for terraced viticulture on the sunnier side of Valtellina, mountain valleys opening toward Val Gerola and Val Masino, and local foods including Bitto cheese in the western Valtellina area. The nearest ski lifts are in Val Gerola around Pescegallo, roughly a 30–40 minute drive, and larger ski areas farther up the valley do not affect the score.