Casa indipendente in Villa La Vena
Vendesi ad Amandola, Fermo, Marche posizione panoramica e strategica nel cuore dei Sibillini. In contesto tranquillo e panoramico, a soli 2 km dal centro di Amandola, proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato su due livelli attualmente classificato come rimessa e magazzini, ma con concreta possibilità di cambio di…
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The building is currently classified as 'rimessa e magazzini', so it is not presently a legal dwelling; that veto red flag outweighs the very low asking price. Even though the ask is only €20,000 for 120 sqm (€167/sqm) versus a €530/sqm baseline, the promised change of use is not guaranteed and makes this unsuitable as a straightforward home purchase.
More on the house and the area
The setting is pleasant, with green Sibillini hills, open land and a rural feel close to Amandola. But this is not shown as a ready home: it appears to be a simple outbuilding/farm structure needing major work, and the listing itself says a change of use is required. Dreamy location, project-grade livability.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Currently classified as storage/warehouse, not a residential home
- Photos show a basic shell-like building with no proven finished interior
- Likely needs full renovation and change of use
- Power lines and nearby houses reduce the idyll
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 78/100The Sibillini Mountains rise immediately around Amandola, with Monte Amandola and the main ridge of the Monti Sibillini visible within the local landscape. The area lies on the eastern edge of Monti Sibillini National Park. Sarnano has the nearest ski lifts, about 20–30 minutes by road, and the Sassotetto area is the local winter sports base. Amandola itself is the main small service town for this side of the mountains; farther out, Fermo and Ascoli Piceno are the nearest larger historic towns. The wider area is known for mountain walking, beech woods, high meadows and the Sibillini pastoral landscape.