Rustico/casale in Ss650
MG IMMOBILIARE è lieta di proporvi in vendita Casale di 140 m² su 1200m² circa di terreno – immerso nel verde nello stesso tempo ma ben geolocalizzato – mete turistiche a pochi passi - volte a crociera al piano terra suddiviso in stanzoni e piano primo con ingresso indipendente composto da ingresso, sala, cucina con scala di acceso al piano...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €18,000 for 140 sqm, the asking price is just €129/sqm versus a €310/sqm baseline, but the description suggests a rustic farmhouse with ground-floor large rooms and no clear claim of being renovated or readily habitable, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation. That puts the effective cost around €829/sqm, well above this low local baseline; the large size and 1,200 sqm land help, but it looks more like a renovation project than a bargain-ready home.
More on the house and the area
This has real rural dreamer appeal: an independent farmhouse hidden in greenery with its own land, plus handsome stone walls and vaulted ground-floor rooms. The roof appears in place and the house is not a ruin, but the cracking, damp and worn interiors mean it needs substantial work before feeling properly livable. At €18k the bargain effect is strong, yet this is a renovation project more than an instant Italian-home fantasy.
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€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- Needs significant renovation before comfortable full-time living
- Visible cracking and damp in several rooms
- Interiors are basic/dated and partly cluttered
- No clear photo proof of a usable finished bathroom
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 68/100The area lies in the upper Trigno valley under the Molise Apennines, with broken limestone hills and ridges rather than a plain. The Trigno river runs nearby. The wider landscape is that of inland Alto Molise, with small hill villages, woodland and farmed slopes. Isernia is the nearest larger town for regular services and rail links. This part of Molise is known for hilltop settlements and pastoral inland scenery.