Rustico in Messina
3TSA18270: Messina sud SS114 galati, proponiamo in vendita un terreno di circa 1000 mq agricolo con alberi di ulivo e limoni, con annesso deposito di circa 25 mq
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
- Land, with no house on it
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is approximately 1,000 m² of agricultural land with a 25 m² storage outbuilding, not a legally described dwelling. The very low €26,000 price reflects land/storage use and cannot be compared with habitable homes at €390/m².
More on the house and the area
The property offers a sizeable olive-and-lemon plot in a green Sicilian setting, but the photo shows mainly a rough access path, retaining wall, and overgrown land rather than a beautiful home. With only a small annex, no bathroom, and no confirmed living facilities, this is better viewed as a land-and-renovation project than a ready-to-live-in Italian house.
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€396,000 – €585,000
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 listing describes a roughly 25 sqm storage building, not a conventional house.
- There is no bathroom and no kitchen shown or reported, so it is not currently a straightforward full-time home.
- Agricultural land, rough access, retaining walls, and utility connections should be carefully verified.
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 inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.