Rustico in Mercato Saraceno
Vendesi da privato fabbricato rurale completamente da ristrutturare con ampio terreno agricolo annesso. Soluzione ideale per chi cerca indipendenza, un progetto di recupero totale o una nuova edificazione immersa nel verde. ? Posizione: Mercato Saraceno (FC) – Via Barbotto 5429. Zona panoramica, tranquilla e con ottima…
What it really costs
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This is a 358 sqm rural ruin ('rudere/fabbricato rurale', completely to recover) with 4,663 sqm of agricultural land attached, so it is not a livable home as listed. Even before any rebuild complexity, a full-restore estimate of about €1,100/m² puts effective cost around €1,170/m² (€25k + ~€394k), far above the 290 €/m² baseline.
More on the house and the area
The hillside setting is peaceful, private and pleasantly green, with open rural views and useful land. But this is not a usable home: the photos and description show an overgrown rudere requiring total recovery or rebuilding. At €25k it is cheap for the plot and volume, yet the wow is project potential rather than immediate dream-home appeal.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€142,000 – €209,000
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.
- Registered as a ruin/rural building to be fully recovered
- No visible livable interiors, kitchen or bathrooms
- Structure appears overgrown and likely needs total reconstruction
- Planning/utilities access should be verified before purchase
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 56/100The area is in the first Apennine hills above the Rubicone valley, with mixed farmland, wooded slopes and ridgelines typical of inland Romagna. The Rubicone valley is the main local landform. The nearest Adriatic coast is around the Rimini–Cesenatico side, but it is outside the immediate landscape. Cesena is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic centre. Sogliano is known in Romagna for formaggio di fossa, the pit-aged cheese tradition.