Abitazione da ruistrutturare
In centro alla frazione Villa Garibaldi a 2 km dal centro di Roncoferraro, abitazione su due piani da ristrutturare con cortiletto privato. L'abitazione è così composta: piano terra cortile con posto auto, ingresso, soggiorno, sala da pranzo, cucina e bagno; piano primo 3 camere e ulteriore bagno. L'immobile è completamente da ristrutturare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 asking price is low, but the house needs renovation; estimated works of about €70,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,000/m², versus €432/m² for comparable homes in the area. The garage and 100 m² layout add appeal, but the renovation burden makes this weak value.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial old house with some character from its long facade, timber shutters, beams, and enclosed courtyard. However, the interiors are empty and heavily worn, with damp, deteriorated finishes, and outdated rooms; it is a renovation project rather than a ready home, despite the very low price.
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.
- Requires substantial renovation before it is comfortable or legally ready to live in.
- Visible damp, peeling finishes, cracks, dated services, and neglected courtyard surfaces.
- Located directly on a busy road, with likely traffic noise and limited privacy.
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 is the flat lower Mincio plain east of Mantova, with fields, drainage channels and scattered villages. The Mincio river and its wetland belt are nearby, and the Vallazza wetlands south-east of Mantova are within this area. The Parco del Mincio extends through this part of the province. Mantova is the nearest city of size, with a large historic centre and UNESCO status. The area is known for irrigated agriculture of the Mantuan plain.