Appartamento in Via Giosuè Carducci 14
SPLENDIDA OPPORTUNITÀ D’INVESTIMENTO Mesiano (VV) A Mesiano di Filandari, in Via Giosuè Carducci, 14, si propone in vendita un’intera porzione di fabbricato ubicata al primo piano, composta da due ampi appartamenti con ingresso indipendente. Varcando la soglia, si viene subito accolti da ambienti straordinariamente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €380/m², the asking price is about 18% below the local benchmark, but adding an estimated €200/m² for a property described as being in good condition brings the effective cost to roughly €580/m², above that benchmark. Two independent apartments offer useful rental flexibility, while only three photos and limited technical detail reduce confidence.
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€15,000 – €25,000
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.
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 58/100This area sits on the Tyrrhenian side of Calabria in the low inland hills above the Costa degli Dei. The Mesima valley and the first Serre Calabresi hills are inland, while the nearest coast is the Tyrrhenian at Marina di Zambrone and around Tropea. Tropea is the nearest town of note and has a historic centre on the cliff above the sea and seasonal services tied to the coast. The coast around Tropea and Capo Vaticano is known for beaches and cliff views, but those are outside the immediate inland setting of the village itself. The wider area is known for olive groves and for red onion production around Tropea.