Mansarda da investimento
MONTECHIARO D'ACQUI Nel cuore del paese, proponiamo una mansarde monolocale indipendente, ideale da investimento a reddito, casa vacanze o punto d'appoggio. ✔ Spese contenute ✔ Ottima opportunità per locazione tradizionale o affitti brevi ✔ Prezzo eccezionalmente conveniente PER MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI CONTATTA IL NUMERO…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable 49m² apartment at €202/m² vs regional median €650/m² (strong baseline) — roughly 69% below median. Fresh listing (5 days), 20 photos, no auction/partial ownership/ruin flags. Description contradicts facts slightly (monolocale/studio vs 2 rooms) but minor. Energy class G and 1960 build suggest modest updates; light cosmetic reno budgeted. Priced as an investment/vacation rental opportunity with genuine upside.
More on the house and the area
A 49 sqm attic studio in Montechiaro d'Acqui priced at just €9,900 (€202/m2), which is the only real hook here. Interiors are clean but plain: pine-clad sloping roof, dated tile floors, and an old bathroom. The exterior is an ordinary 1960s three-story residential block with garages. No view, no unusual setting, and the low ceilings under the roof reduce appeal. The extreme low price is the sole wow driver, giving a modest bargain effect but nothing visually arresting.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Attic monolocale with sloped ceilings limiting usable height
- Dated finishes: 1960 building, energy class G, old bathroom fixtures
- No standout views or location shown
- Listing photos show whole multi-unit building, not just the single unit
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 61/100The area is in the hills of the Alto Monferrato, with vineyard country, mixed woodland and small valleys around the Bormida system. Acqui Terme is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, Roman remains and thermal facilities. This part of Piemonte is known for wine, especially Brachetto d'Acqui, and for spa waters.