Casa indipendente in Località Magnasco 20
nella frazione di Magnasco (Comune di Rezzoaglio), a 3 km dal centro di Rezzoaglio, a 4 km dal Lago delle Lame ed a 11 km da Santo Stefano d'Aveto, nel pieno centro della località, in caratteristico contesto con agevole accesso carrabile, a pochi passi dal piazzale della Chiesa (fermata mezzi pubblici) e dall'albergo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €125/m², but the interiors need restoration and the house has no heating system. Allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €725/m², above the local €507/m² benchmark, though the nearby lake, garden and good access add value.
More on the house and the area
This is a remarkably cheap, authentic Ligurian country house with a beautiful mountain-valley outlook, small garden, access courtyard, and appealing old timber floors and ceilings. It is a real, roofed house with a kitchen, bathroom, furnishings, and usable rooms—not a shell—but the interiors need substantial refresh work and heating must be addressed.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Interior maintenance is poor and will need restoration, especially floors, ceilings, and finishes.
- There is no fixed heating system; the house relies on a wood stove.
- The roof covering is treated eternit, which should be professionally verified and documented.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-bedroom house.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Val d’Aveto, with wooded mountain slopes and pasture around the valley floor. The Aveto river runs through this area. Much of the surrounding territory falls in the Aveto Regional Natural Park. Santo Stefano d’Aveto, the main centre of the valley, is nearby and has basic services and an old village core. The nearest ski lifts are at Santo Stefano d’Aveto on Monte Bue, roughly a 20-minute drive from Rezzoaglio. The area is known for mountain pasture, forests and local dairy products, especially the formaggio d’Aveto tradition.