Strada Marengo, 62, Goito
Strada Marengo, 62, Goito. autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €283/m², the asking price is 35% below the local comparison of €435/m². However, the listing does not state the condition, bathrooms, or habitability, so budgeting roughly €700/m² for renovation would raise the effective cost to about €983/m².
More on the house and the area
This is an unusually large, apparently usable home for the price, with polished floors, a fully fitted modern kitchen, and finished bathrooms rather than a bare shell. However, it has little visible Italian character or scenery, and the apartment-building setting is ordinary; the inconsistent gallery makes verification especially important.
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€63,000 – €112,000
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 gallery appears internally inconsistent: polished wood floors and a modern kitchen are paired with a generic high-rise facade, so the photos should be verified against the actual property.
- The listing records 0 bathrooms despite showing bathrooms; confirm the true layout, condition, and legal details.
- At 320 sqm and €90,525, renovation, heating, condominium, and maintenance costs could be significant.
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 area sits on the Mincio river in the flat plain between Mantova and the morainic hills south of Lake Garda. Parco del Mincio extends through this stretch of river landscape, with embanked watercourses, fields and wetland corridors. The nearest larger town is Mantova, which has a substantial historic centre and UNESCO status for Mantova and Sabbioneta. This part of the province is known for irrigated farmland and rice-growing plain landscapes linked to the Mincio and Po basin.