Casa indipendente C.da Liria - via F Ferrer, Roccalumera ME
Fabbricato rurale Contrada Liria - via F Ferrer, 98027 Roccalumera ME, ad una elevazione fuori terra, con copertura a falde, composto da due vani oltre accessori e locale di sgombero. Categoria A/4, classe 3, consistenza 4 vani. Superficie totale: 151 m2,. Terreni: uliveto, 1922 mq, e uliveto, 3985 mq. Per maggiori…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction ('asta giudiziaria / pre asta'), which is a veto red flag and forces a trap rating. The listing is also internally inconsistent: the listing say 328 sqm habitable, but the text cites 151 sqm plus olive groves, and auction-agency photos may not match the actual property.
More on the house and the area
The proven wow here is the setting: a sea-facing rural plot with olive land and a genuinely lovely coastal view above Roccalumera. The house itself is barely shown and only as a distant roofed volume, so this feels more like a scenic rural property with potential than a clearly demonstrated dream home. At the price and land size it has appeal, but the usable-condition evidence is weak.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€65,000 – €115,000
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.
- No real property interior photos; many images are generic agency placeholders.
- Livability is uncertain despite 'habitable' label, with 0 bathrooms listed.
- Rural access and service connections/utilities need verification.
- Auction sale adds practical/legal complexity.
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 68/100The Peloritani range rises immediately inland above the Ionian coast. The cluster is on the Strait of Messina coast, with beaches on the Ionian Sea and views across the water toward Calabria. The Nisi stream reaches the sea here, and the lower valley cuts up into the hills behind the coast. Taormina is the nearest major visitor town and has services, a rail station and the Greek theatre, but it is beyond the 15 km landscape radius. Messina is the nearest city of size for full services and ferry links, also beyond that radius. This stretch of coast is known for narrow seaside towns backed closely by steep hills and for citrus and olive cultivation on the slopes.