Casa indipendente in Via Monte Arezzo 2
Vendesi in Abruzzo zona di montagna (Capistrello) metri 800 di altitudine, un villino bifamiliare con vista panoramica sul paese, su due livelli di 200 mq circa, da ristrutturare, comprensivo di rustico, magazzino e box coperto. L'immobile viene venduto immobiliato, prezzo trattabile
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a 200 sqm bifamily country house at €70,000 (€350/sqm), slightly below the local baseline of €385/sqm, but it is explicitly "da ristrutturare," so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation cost. The effective cost is therefore about €1,050/sqm, which makes it a decent but not exceptional buy; positives are the large size, panoramic view, included furnishings, rustic outbuilding, warehouse and covered garage.
More on the house and the area
The real draw is the open mountain-and-village panorama: it has a genuine elevated Abruzzo setting and a lived-in house behind it. Interiors shown are simple but usable, with floors, bathroom and windows in place, so this is not a shell—however it is dated and the annex/outdoor areas need substantial tidying and renovation to feel dream-home level.
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€40,000 – €70,000
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 renovation/refreshing despite being basically intact
- Exterior annex/veranda areas look dated and somewhat improvised
- Roadside setting with visible overhead wires affects the romance
- Outdoor spaces are terraced and awkward rather than easy garden living
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 sits at the western edge of the Marsica, between the Monti Simbruini and the higher Abruzzo Apennines, with enclosed valleys and wooded slopes around the town. The Liri has its source territory nearby at Cappadocia and flows through this part of the upper Liri valley. The Monti Simbruini Regional Park begins a short distance to the west on the Lazio side, and the Sirente Velino Regional Park lies to the east beyond Avezzano. The nearest ski lifts are at Campo Staffi above Filettino, roughly an hour by road in winter conditions. Avezzano is the nearest larger town, with hospitals, rail links and the main services of the Marsica plain. This part of Abruzzo is known for the former Fucino basin and for mountain pastoral country on the edge of the central Apennines.