Rosalì,frazione di Catona,rudere con cortile di pertinenza.
Rosalì, frazione di Catona, Via Perrone, a pochi minuti dallo svincolo autostradale di Catona, proponiamo in vendita rudere posto al piano terra con cortile di pertinenza esclusiva. L'immobile è così strutturato: cucina, soggiorno, due camere, bagno, disimpegno e cantina al piano seminterrato. La soluzione necessita…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly says rudere and needs renovation, so I treated it as a to-restore ruin at about €1,100/m² renovation cost; effective cost is roughly €1,324/m² (€17,000 + ~€83,600 works over 76 m²), far above the Calabria farmhouse baseline of €272/m². It is also extremely stale at 2,416 days on market, which is a major negative despite being only 3 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This has a little rustic charm from the old stone-and-plaster shell and the green courtyard with fruit trees. But the photos read as a true project rather than a usable home: heavily deteriorated exterior fabric, boarded openings, and no evidence of habitable interiors. The garden helps, yet this is a low-cost rebuild/renovation opportunity, not an immediate Calabria dream home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €44,000
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.
- Listed as a rudere and clearly needs full renovation
- Exterior walls show major deterioration and patching
- Interior condition is not shown, so livability is unproven
- Roof/eaves look aged and may need structural work
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising immediately inland. The Strait is the defining water feature here, with Sicily and Mount Etna visible across the water in clear conditions. The Aspromonte National Park begins inland above the coastal strip. The nearest substantial mountain access is the Gambarie area in Aspromonte, roughly an hour by road, with local ski facilities in season. Reggio Calabria itself is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links, rail connections, the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, and the airport serving the strait. The area is known for the strait landscape and for bergamot cultivation in the province.