Villa unifamiliare in Casali del Manco
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Villetta al piano terra e primo sottotetto. L’immobile al piano terra è composto dai seguenti vani: ingresso e corpo scala che conduce al piano primo sottotetto, cucina, bagno e soggiorno con terrazza, al piano sottotetto invece è composto da: disimpegno, due bagni, quattro camere…
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 an auction listing ('asta immobiliare'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog and drives the score into trap territory. Price is €34,680 for 174 sqm (€199/sqm), and even with a habitable estimate of ~€200/sqm renovation the effective cost is about €399/sqm versus a €255/sqm baseline, plus the text mentions a building-position irregularity relative to the authorized project.
More on the house and the area
This is a usable house rather than a ruin: it has floors, stairs, kitchen/bathroom areas and a roofed structure, but it feels neglected and far from move-in charming. The wooded setting gives a secluded nature feel, yet the house itself is plain and the interiors need significant refreshment and likely further works. The low price for the size is the main source of appeal, not visual wow.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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 dark, dated and partly unfinished/very basic.
- Outdoor area is heavily overgrown and needs substantial clearing.
- Auction listing; documentation should be checked carefully.
- Description notes the building sits in a different position from the authorized project.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Sila, on the high forested plateau of central Calabria. Lake Ampollino lies within this area, and the upper course of the Neto river rises on the plateau nearby. Much of the surrounding landscape falls within Sila National Park. The nearest ski lifts are at Lorica on Lake Arvo, roughly an hour by road, and on Monte Curcio at Camigliatello Silano, a little over an hour depending on the exact starting point. San Giovanni in Fiore is the main town of this part of the Sila and has a substantial historic centre and the Florense Abbey. The area is known for conifer forests, high pastures, potatoes and mushrooms.