Rustico/casale in Località Galati Sant'Anna 20
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €344/m², the €75,000 asking price looks attractive against the €389/m² local benchmark, and the home is just 1 km from the sea. However, it is explicitly in rustic unfinished condition across 218 m²; allowing about €900/m² for completion produces an effective cost near €1,244/m², making this a weak renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
This large Sicilian house has genuine historic character, with exposed stone and brick walls, arched openings, and attractive timber-beamed ceilings. However, it is still a raw renovation project rather than a usable home: interiors are unfinished, bathrooms are incomplete, and the exterior is under major works. The low price per square metre is appealing, but the livability payoff depends heavily on completing the renovation.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€43,000 – €76,000
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.
- Major renovation required throughout: unfinished floors, walls, bathrooms, stairs, and services.
- Not currently move-in ready; no finished kitchen or fully usable living spaces are shown.
- Scaffolding and extensive exterior works suggest substantial additional cost and project management.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani rising immediately behind the city. The urban area faces both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian sides through the strait, with Calabria visible across the water. The nearest larger natural landscape is the Peloritani range, but this cluster sits inside the continuous built-up area of Messina, a major port city with ferry terminals, a university, hospitals, and city services. Messina is known for the strait crossing, its port, and the earthquakes that shaped the modern city.