Villa in Via Montisola
Questa casa di campagna si trova in posizione panoramica sulle colline nei dintorni di Rieti, vicino al Santuario di Greccio. L'immobile, in buono stato, si sviluppa su due piani: al piano terra troviamo una cucina, 4 camere e un bagno, mentre al piano superiore sono presenti altre 5 camere e due bagni. Le finestre sono state recentemente sostituite con doppi...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,000 for 250 sqm, the asking price is just €396/sqm; with a light habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm from 'in buono stato' and recently replaced double-glazed windows, the effective cost is about €596/sqm. That is only slightly above the Lazio villa baseline of €577/sqm, but the very large house, panoramic setting near Greccio, and 33 photos support a solid good-value score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, large country house in usable condition, not a ruin: roofed, shuttered, with fitted kitchen, fireplace and substantial outdoor terrace space. The hillside setting has some mountain/panoramic feel and a nice lived-in barbecue area, but the house is visually plain and fairly tired rather than romantic or striking. At the price and size it has value, yet it needs refreshment and garden work to become dreamy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €28,000
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.
- Interiors look basic and dated rather than characterful.
- Exterior spaces and garden feel overgrown and need cleanup.
- Photos do not show all bathrooms/bedrooms clearly, so finish quality is uncertain.
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 61/100The cluster lies in the Rieti plain at the foot of the Sabine mountains, with the Monte Terminillo massif visible to the east. The Velino river system and the Piana Reatina shape the immediate landscape, with cultivated flat ground broken by low wooded slopes and historic hill villages. The Monti Reatini area is close by, and the lower slopes toward Terminillo are within the local radius; the nearest ski lifts are on Monte Terminillo, roughly 25–35 minutes by road depending on the access point. Rieti is the nearest town of size and provides the main services, rail links, hospitals and a substantial historic centre. The wider area is known for the Santa Valle reatina, the Franciscan sanctuaries around Rieti, and olive-growing in the Sabina hills.