Casa indipendente
La Tempocasa di Novi di Modena propone in vendita a Moglia, una soluzione immersa nel verde con giardino privato di circa 2.000 mq e abitazione di circa 185 mq, perfetta per chi desidera realizzare un progetto imprenditoriale in ambito hospitality o eventi. L'immobile, grazie alla possibilità di cambio di destinazione d'uso, si presta alla realizzazione di: - B&B o struttura...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description does not present a normal dwelling but a greenfield/project-style property 'thanks to the possibility of change of use', which is a major legal/habitability red flag for buyers seeking a livable home. Even before works, the listing is framed around conversion potential rather than an existing habitable house; with heavy restoration/conversion risk at about €1,100/m², the effective cost is not attractive despite the low €35,000 ask.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream-factor from the secluded riverside setting: mature trees, a private pond, and a substantial farmhouse with a handsome, solid exterior. The house looks roofed, intact and like a genuine habitable building rather than a shell, but without interior photos its true condition and how much work it needs remain uncertain. At €35k for 185 sqm, the price adds major appeal.
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€73,000 – €108,000
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 interior photos, so actual finish level and immediate livability are unproven.
- The pond and dense vegetation will likely need ongoing maintenance.
- Rural access and riverside setting may bring damp/insect/flood-risk questions to verify.
- Hospitality/event-use potential depends on change-of-use approvals.
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 31/100This is the lower Po plain between the Secchia and Po river systems, with flat farmland, drainage canals and scattered rural settlements. The nearest larger towns are Suzzara, Mirandola and Mantova, which provide rail links, hospitals and full services; Mantova also has a substantial historic centre. The area is known for intensive agriculture and for the food-production economy of the central Po valley.