Casa indipendente 8 locali, 427 m² in Contrada Monteleforche
Casa indipendente in asta a Monteodorisio (CH) – Contrada Monteleforche 6/A (CAP 66050) L'immobile in asta è una casa indipendente situata a Monteodorisio (CH), in Contrada Monteleforche 6/A. Si tratta di un fabbricato che si sviluppa su quattro livelli, comprensivo di un'abitazione di tipo civile e delle sue…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction listing ("in asta"), which is a veto red flag and makes it unsuitable for normal foreign-buyer deal screening. Even though the ask is only €81/m² versus a €359/m² baseline in Abruzzo and the house appears habitable, the auction status overrides the price signal.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, usable house rather than a romantic dream property: it appears structurally finished, furnished and genuinely habitable, with multiple bathrooms, terraces and big service spaces. The best visual asset is the open countryside view from the balcony, but the house itself is plain and modern rather than beautiful or historic. At around €34.5k for this size near the coast, the price creates real appeal even if the wow comes more from value than from architecture.
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€28,000 – €48,000
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.
- Modern, functional interiors but little real character or design wow.
- Exterior and setting are fairly ordinary despite the open hillside outlook.
- Auction property: due diligence on legal/occupancy status is essential.
- Some upper-floor space is a non-habitable attic, so not all 427 sqm is standard living area.
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 57/100The area is a line of low Adriatic hills descending to the Trigno and Sinello side of the coast. The Adriatic coast is close, with the nearest beach resorts around San Salvo Marina and Vasto Marina. Vasto is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, services and a seafront. The wider area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed farming on rolling hills.