Rustico in Montecosaro
Rudere/Unità Collabente con Terreno di Proprietà In posizione riservata e immersa nel verde delle colline marchigiane, proponiamo in vendita unità collabente (categoria catastale F/2) costituita da un ex fabbricato rurale adibito ad abitazione con relativi accessori agricoli, situata in Contrada Cavallino, nel Comune…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a 'rudere/unità collabente' (cat. F/2) in abandoned condition, so it should be treated as a ruin rather than a normal renovation project. At €50,000 for 192 sqm plus a very heavy rebuild estimate of about €1,400/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,660/sqm, far above the €306/sqm baseline despite being near the coast.
More on the house and the area
The setting has some appeal: rolling Marche countryside, privacy, and distant hilltop views not far from the coast. But this is not a livable farmhouse today — it is an overgrown ruin sold mainly for its site and rebuild potential. Dream value is limited because you are buying a project, not a home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,400/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€76,000 – €112,000
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.
- It is explicitly a rudere/unità collabente (F/2), so it is not currently a usable home.
- The building is almost completely hidden by vegetation, suggesting heavy clearance and uncertain structural condition.
- No interior, bathroom, kitchen, or roof condition is shown, so full reconstruction-level costs are likely.
- A power line crosses the surrounding land and may affect the feel of the setting.
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 56/100This area sits in the lower Chienti valley a few kilometres inland from the Adriatic, with cultivated hills, river plain and scattered built development between the historic hilltop centres and the coast. The Chienti River is the main watercourse in the area. The nearest town of size is Civitanova Marche, which has the main shopping and rail services on this stretch of coast; Macerata is the main inland provincial town. Montecosaro has a preserved hilltop old centre, and nearby Morrovalle is known as one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The wider area is known for agriculture, footwear and light industry along the valley.