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3VSA18299. Messina sud nell'incantevole e tranquillo paesino di Mili San Marco, a soli 3km dallo svincolo di tremestieri e a 5 minuti a piedi dal mare, proponiamo in vendita casetta indipendente in ottime condizioni composta da ingresso su angolo cottura, cameretta e bagno, al primo piano, comodissima camera da letto, armadietto, bagno e veranda panoramica. Devi vendere il tuo...
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At €29,000 for 55 sqm, the asking price is €527/sqm; described as in very good condition, I estimate light works at about €200/sqm, giving an effective €727/sqm. That is above the local baseline of €387/sqm, but the house is independent, has 2 bathrooms, 21 photos, and is about 1 km from the sea, which supports a still decent score.
More on the house and the area
The best part is the usable panoramic terrace with a real village-to-sea view and a charming hillside setting near the coast. Inside it looks fully functional and genuinely habitable, with kitchen, bathrooms and finished rooms, but the decor is basic and the spaces are small rather than dream-home beautiful. At €29k it has solid live-in value and some romance, though it is not a major visual showstopper.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- Interiors are simple and dated rather than stylish.
- Compact layout with low/sloped upper-floor ceiling areas.
- Access appears via pedestrian steps, which may limit convenience.
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 Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani immediately behind the city and the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts meeting in the wider area. The nearest extensive mountain landscape is the Peloritani range, with wooded ridges and small upland villages within a short drive. The nearest town of size is Messina itself, which has a major port, university, hospitals, rail and ferry connections to Calabria, and the city’s setting is shaped more by dense urban fabric and transport infrastructure than by open countryside. Taormina and the larger scenery of Etna are outside the 15 km landscape and do not raise the score. Messina is known for the strait crossing and for its port.