Rustico/casale in Via Umberto I 5
Tempocasa Pisano propone in vendita nel cuore del caratteristico borgo di Massino Visconti, interessante rustico disposto su due livelli, completamente da ristrutturare, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa su misura. L’immobile, grazie alla sua posizione centrale e alla struttura distribuita su…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 asking price looks low, but the 99 m² farmhouse is completely to renovate: estimated works of about €108,900 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,252/m², far above the local €263/m² reference. Its central village position and 18 photos are positives, but the renovation burden overwhelms the headline discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old borgo farmhouse with impressive exposed timber roofs, stone walls, vaulted rooms, and a photogenic cobbled setting. However, the interiors are essentially a raw, deteriorated shell with rubble, unfinished floors, damaged openings, and no realistic move-in condition, so the €15,000 price reflects a major restoration project rather than a usable home.
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€39,000 – €58,000
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.
- Completely to renovate; currently uninhabitable.
- No finished kitchen, bathroom, or usable living areas are shown.
- Visible cracks, rubble, exposed wiring, and heavily deteriorated interiors suggest substantial building work.
- Central pedestrian-borgo access may complicate construction logistics.
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 84/100The cluster is on the slopes above Lake Maggiore, with the lake shore at Stresa and Baveno within about 10 km. Mottarone rises immediately inland above Gignese, and the lower western Ossola and Verbano pre-Alps frame the area. The closest ski area is Mottarone, with lifts on the mountain about 10 km away by road. Lake Orta lies just beyond Mottarone, with the near shore around Omegna roughly 15 km away. Stresa is the nearest town of size, with ferry connections on Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands offshore. The area is known for the lake-and-mountain landscape of the Verbano and for access to Mottarone’s panoramic ridge.