?? rustico nel cuore di Selvino – grande potenziale d’investimento
Nel cuore di Selvino, in una posizione particolarmente suggestiva e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo caratteristico rustico di ampia metratura, disposto su due livelli, ideale per chi desidera realizzare un progetto abitativo di grande fascino. L’immobile, grazie agli ampi spazi e alla particolare…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 (€150/m²), the purchase price looks cheap, but the complete renovation and roof replacement imply roughly €440,000 in works, for an effective cost of about €1,250/m² versus the Lombardia farmhouse baseline of €380/m². The 400 m² scale and proposed B&B/two-apartment conversion make this a major investment project rather than a straightforward bargain.
More on the house and the area
The real exterior has attractive mountain-rustic character, with stone surrounds, wooden shutters, balconies, and a traditional tiled roof. However, the beautiful vaulted interiors shown are proposed renders rather than existing rooms, and the actual property needs a complete renovation starting with the roof, so it is a major project rather than a livable 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€158,000 – €234,000
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.
- The listing explicitly says the images are indicative renders, not the current interior.
- Complete renovation is required, including rebuilding the roof.
- At 400 sqm, the project is large and likely involves substantial construction costs and complexity.
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 58/100The cluster is in the lower Val Seriana, with the Bergamasque Prealps immediately north of the built-up valley floor. The Serio river runs through the valley. Parco Regionale delle Orobie Bergamasche begins farther up the valley and is not the immediate setting here. The nearest substantial town is Bergamo, which has a large historic upper town, services and rail connections. This part of the valley is known for its industrial settlements mixed with older hillside hamlets and for access toward the Orobie valleys rather than for a single standout site inside the immediate radius.