Appartamento Indipendente con autorimessa
San Quirino Immobiliare di Guastalla, propone in vendita questa opportunità unica per chi desidera un immobile personalizzabile o per chi cerca un investimento flessibile. La posizione, a pochi passi dal centro in Via Giardino, rende l'immobile particolarmente interessante per chi vuole vivere vicino ai servizi del…
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
At €45,000 for 120 sqm the ask is €375/sqm, but the description says the house is in stato grezzo, so a near full fit-out is likely: about €1,100/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €1,475/sqm, far above the €408/sqm baseline. Central village location and garage help a little, but 616 days on market is a strong negative signal and caps confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is mainly a budget renovation opportunity rather than a dream-home scroll stopper. The structure looks roofed and substantial, with a garage and small courtyard, but the interior is still al grezzo and far from move-in ready.
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€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Interior is in raw shell condition and needs a full fit-out.
- No finished kitchen or bathroom is visible.
- Outdoor space is small and not especially attractive.
- Beauty/setting is very plain with no view shown.
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 43/100The area lies on the Po plain beside the Po River, with reclaimed farmland, irrigation channels and embankments as the dominant landscape. Gualtieri is known for its planned Renaissance piazza and for links to Antonio Ligabue. Guastalla is the nearest town of some size and provides the usual services and rail connections, while Reggio Emilia is the main city for higher-level services farther south. This is lowland countryside rather than a hill or mountain setting.