Villa a schiera in Dosolo
Villa a schiera in Dosolo. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, mansarda, porta blindata, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €79,000 asking price is attractive at €395/m², but allowing roughly €40,000 for normal habitable-home updates brings the effective cost to about €595/m², above comparable local stock around €419/m². Garage, heating, attic space and double exposure support livability, but the deal is not strongly discounted after renovation.
More on the house and the area
A lively traditional townhouse with an attractive exposed-brick facade, green shutters, colorful rendering, generous paved outdoor space, and a surprisingly spacious interior. It appears genuinely habitable, with a fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, heating, and multiple bedrooms, though the finishes are dated and one room shows visible wall damage. The €79,000 price for 200 m² gives it real bargain appeal, but this is a practical village home rather than a spectacular Italian dream setting.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated and heavily personalized, so cosmetic updating would be likely.
- Visible damp/plaster deterioration appears in at least one bedroom.
- The large paved courtyard is practical but not a landscaped garden; no notable scenic view is shown.
- Energy class and running costs are not provided.
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 38/100The area sits in the lower Po plain by the Po River, with flat agricultural land, embankments, canals and scattered farm buildings. The Oglio enters the Po just east of Viadana, and the landscape is shaped more by river levees and cultivated fields than by relief. Casalmaggiore is the nearest town of some size and has a historic centre and riverfront; Mantova is farther away and matters more for services than for the immediate landscape. This stretch of the Mantovano is known for farming and river-land settlements.