Appartamento in Russi
Appartamento in Russi. garage, cantina.
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €81,900 (€1,107/m²), the asking price is about 30% above the local comparable median before any works. The listing only mentions a garage and cellar and does not state the condition or renovation needs, making the true cost and livability unclear.
More on the house and the area
This is a tidy, functional-looking apartment in a low-rise residential complex, with a garage, cellar, hedges, and shared paved areas. However, the architecture is very ordinary and the photos show no distinctive interior, view, historic character, or exceptional outdoor space to create a strong dream-home appeal.
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€15,000 – €26,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the kitchen, bathroom, utilities, and actual livability cannot be verified.
- Plain suburban development with no notable view, historic character, or private garden.
- Condition and building age are not provided; garage and cellar are positives but not visually confirmed in detail.
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 35/100This is the central Romagna plain between Ravenna and Faenza, with canals, fields and scattered hamlets around the Lamone valley. The nearest town of size is Ravenna, which has a large historic centre with major Byzantine monuments and UNESCO status, but it lies outside the immediate landscape of the cluster. The area is known for intensive agriculture and fruit growing on the Po-adjacent lowlands.