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RIF. 389937 - A San Benedetto dei Marsi proponiamo in vendita un’intera palazzina di circa 210 mq, sviluppata su più livelli e caratterizzata dalla presenza di due appartamenti, una mansarda e un piccolo garage. Al piano terra si trova un garage di circa 12/15 mq; un secondo garage presente nello stabile non è compreso nella proprietà. Il primo...
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The building is offered at €95,000 (≈€452/m²) but no condition is stated; assuming €700/m² renovation gives total ≈€242,000 or ≈€1,152/m², far above the regional baseline of €347/m². The listing omits the property's condition, so the renovation estimate is uncertain and the effective price looks high for Abruzzo.
More on the house and the area
An intact small palazzo in a town centre — solid and immediately usable but very dated. Excellent square metres for the price (good value), with some distant mountain views from upper windows; best for someone wanting a full renovation to modernise layout and finishes.
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€42,000 – €74,000
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.
- Dated 1970s–80s interiors and finishes — needs updating/cosmetic renovation
- No private garden/land; central street‑side location may have noise
- No info on energy performance/elevator; mansarda/top floor may have limited insulation
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 in the Fucino basin, a broad enclosed plain ringed at short distance by the central Apennines, with the Velino-Sirente mountains to the north and the Abruzzo massifs visible around the basin. It is close to the former bed of Lake Fucino, now drained farmland, which defines the local landscape. The edge of the Sirente-Velino Regional Natural Park is within this area around Pescina and the slopes north of the plain. The nearest ski lifts are at Ovindoli on Monte Magnola, roughly 35-40 minutes by road, and Campo Felice is farther. Avezzano is the nearest larger town, with rail links, hospitals and the main services for the Marsica area. Pescina nearby is known as the birthplace of Ignazio Silone and for the tower of its medieval centre. The area is known for irrigated agriculture on the reclaimed Fucino plain, especially vegetables and potatoes.