OTTIMO INVESTIMENTO! Appartamento da personalizzare
OTTIMO INVESTIMENTO! Appartamento da personalizzare. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, impianto tv centralizzato, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €80,000 plus an estimated €70,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,500/m², far above the local comparison level of €539/m². The garage, heating, double exposure, and 20 photos are positives, but the €20,000 premium location and renovation burden do not justify the asking price.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious 100 sqm apartment with warm wood ceilings, brick archways, tiled floors, a fitted kitchen, bathroom, and two usable bedrooms. It appears inhabitable but dated rather than move-in polished, with visible cracking and cosmetic work needed; its charm comes from the interior character, not from a special setting.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clearly dated and described as needing renovation, especially finishes and kitchen/bathroom modernization.
- Visible wall and ceiling cracks should be professionally checked.
- No notable view, garden, terrace, or striking exterior is shown.
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 40/100The area is the Campidano plain, with cultivated flat land and low horizons. The Fluminimannu river runs through Villasor. Cagliari is the nearest city of size, with full services, a port and airport. Within this radius the setting is mainly agricultural plain rather than coast or mountain landscape. Villasor is known for its medieval castle in the town.