Rustico in Monte Marenzo
Situata nel caratteristico contesto di Monte Marenzo, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione semindipendente disposta su più livelli, ideale per chi è alla ricerca di un'abitazione con spazi da personalizzare e valorizzare. L'immobile si sviluppa a partire dal piano terra, dove troviamo la zona giorno e un locale…
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €59,000 plus estimated €200/m² renovation (~€30,000) yields an effective cost of about €89,000 or ~€593/m², well above the regional median of €380/m². The house is habitable with good photos and useful outbuildings, but the total invested cost makes it an overpriced pick compared with local norms.
More on the house and the area
A very charming, characterful farmhouse — high ceilings with exposed beams, a grand granite fireplace and original terracotta floors, plus a small private garden and separate outbuildings. The property is habitable today but shows dated finishes, plaster cracks and some damp that require cosmetic renovation; excellent value for the size and features at €59k.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Cosmetic renovation needed (plaster, floors, bathroom updates)
- Visible cracks and some damp/staining in places
- Only one bathroom for the size (2 bedrooms)
- Outbuildings/stables will need work to repurpose
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 61/100The cluster sits on the southern slopes of the Bergamo Prealps above the Adda valley, with Monte Linzone and the ridge system between the Imagna and San Martino valleys close by. The River Adda is the main water feature in the area, with the gorge and valley floor around Calolziocorte and Cisano Bergamasco below. This is the edge zone between the Bergamasque mountains and the industrialised Brianza-Lecco plain, so woodland, steep pasture and scattered hamlets mix with valley infrastructure. The nearest town of size is Lecco, which has a full set of services and rail links, and Bergamo is the larger provincial city within daily reach. The area is known for hillside walking routes and for views over the Adda corridor and the prealpine ridges.