Casa Indipendente
(VF033) In zona comoda e servita di San Vito sullo Ionio vendesi proprietà indipendente composta da: PIANO TERRA - Cat. C/2 148mq catastali Ampio magazzino con doppio accesso carrabile con portoni in ferro alti 3mt, altezza interna importante, pavimento in battuto di cemento. Ideale come garage per trattore/auto,…
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 (€493/m²), the price is only slightly above the local €433/m² benchmark, but the upper floor is unfinished and the ground level is a C/2 warehouse, with utilities still to be connected upstairs. Allowing roughly €1,000/m² for completion puts the effective cost near €1,493/m², while the listing does not confirm residential permits or final habitable status.
More on the house and the area
The property has a pleasant mountain setting, a large flat 1,090 sqm plot, traditional roof elements, and substantial potential space. However, the main residential floor is still unfinished, so this is a major renovation project rather than a move-in-ready Italian home.
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, €1,000/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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.
- The main living floor is an advanced raw shell requiring full finishing, including kitchen, bathrooms, utilities, and interiors.
- Water and electricity are currently present only on the ground floor; upper levels need connections.
- The attractive renovated images are renderings and do not represent the current state of the property.
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 66/100The Serre Calabresi are the mountain group around Chiaravalle Centrale, with wooded ridges and narrow valleys within the local area. The Ancinale river valley runs by the town, and the Ionian coast is relatively close but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area falls within the wider zone of the Serre Regional Natural Park. The nearest larger centre is Soverato on the Ionian side, which provides a fuller range of shops, services and rail connections. This part of the Serre is known for chestnut and beech woods, small inland hill towns, and the Certosa di Serra San Bruno area farther north in the same mountain district.