Casa indipendente su due elevazioni
Casetta indipendente a Furnari sulla Via Vittorio Emanuele a due passi dalla Chiesa di Gesù e Maria. La casa è disposta su due elevazioni al piano terra troviamo due ampi vani con punto acqua e accesso ad un cantinato. Al Primo Piano troviamo tre vani con servizio igenico ristrutturato. troviamo un balcone lato via…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Townhouse at 242 EUR/m2 vs baseline median 446 EUR/m2 is ~46% below market, a solid discount. 120 sqm, 5 rooms, independent structure with cellar, balcony, terrace and panoramic sea view over the Gulf of Tindari. Needs renovation (energy class G, built 1967) but bathroom already renovated, reducing scope. Estimate ~500 EUR/m2 for a full refresh of a habitable-but-dated property. Just listed (0 days), 22 photos, plausible price and consistent claims. Good value for a vacation-home investment.
More on the house and the area
The big selling point is the reported panoramic gulf and sea view from the upper levels/terrace, plus a real two-storey house at a very low price. It is not a ruin: floors, stairs, rooms, kitchen area and bathroom are present, but the interiors are dated and there is clear moisture/ceiling damage, so this is a substantial renovation project rather than an easy move-in home.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- Needs significant renovation before comfortable living
- Visible ceiling/water-damage issues on the ground floor
- Rear service area/cellar looks damp and degraded
- Charm is limited inside despite the panoramic setting
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 79/100The cluster lies on the Gulf of Patti coast with the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Tindari headland nearby. The Marinello lakes and sand spit below Tindari are within the area, inside the oriented nature reserve of Laghetti di Marinello. The Peloritani mountains rise inland a short distance from the coast. The nearest larger town is Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, which has the main rail and road services for this stretch of coast. Tindari is known for its hilltop sanctuary and Greek-Roman archaeological area.