Rustico in pieno centro con fascia di terreno
Ottimo affare!! Siamo in moncestino e proponiamo rustico su due livelli con piccolo cortile privato e terreno sempre privato in discesa. Di fronte all'abitazione vi è anche un locale magazzino con sopra fienile aperto. Ottimo investimento, visto anche il prezzo, per chi vuole acquistare una seconda casa in collina e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
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Asking price €9,000 for 40 m² but listed as 'Needs renovation' — estimated €700/m² (€28,000) brings effective cost to ≈€37,000 (≈€925/m²), well above the Piemonte median of €355/m². Positives: private land, garage, panoramic view and 12 photos, but heavy renovation lifts the per‑m² cost so this is a fair deal rather than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
Small two-level village house with a private courtyard, balcony and a clear panoramic hill view — a true little piedmont hill retreat. The building is roofed and floored with a working bathroom and a fireplace, but interiors need renovation, clearing and some systems updating before full-time use.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation — cosmetic works and likely plumbing/electrical updates
- Small footprint (≈40 m²) with a tight layout
- Interiors shown full of storage/clutter — cleaning and de‑cluttering required
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 cluster is in the hills of the Basso Monferrato, with cultivated ridges, small woods and dispersed villages around the Po valley. The Po runs a few kilometres to the north, and the area sits close to the Sacro Monte di Crea, a UNESCO site within the Monferrato hills. Casale Monferrato is the nearest town of size, with services, a rail station and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for Monferrato wine country and mixed hill farming.