Villa unifamiliare in San Marco Argentano
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Fabbricato su 4 livelli: piano seminterrato, con 3 magazzini non rifiniti, attualmente adibiti a deposito; piano terra con 3 locali intercomunicanti; unità immobiliare ad uso abitativo al piano primo con 3 vani ampi (2 camere da letto, soggiorno-pranzo) forniti di balcone, vano…
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 'ASTA IMMOBILIARE' (judicial auction), which is a veto red flag for this catalog and forces a trap score. Although the listed price is very low at €149/m² versus a €255/m² baseline, auctions carry legal/process risk and are excluded.
More on the house and the area
The tall stone village house has some rustic character and a modest borgo feel, with balconies and an appealing old facade. But the visible interiors are dark, cluttered and largely storage-like, so this does not read as a beautiful, usable dream home today. It feels more like a cheap large building with renovation potential than an immediately lovable place to live.
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€24,000 – €40,000
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.
- Interior photos show cluttered, very tired spaces rather than ready-to-live rooms.
- Ground/semi-basement levels appear unfinished storage areas, not usable living space.
- No bathroom is clearly shown and the listing data is inconsistent on habitability.
- Auction sale: documentation and real condition should be checked carefully.
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 area sits on inland hills of the Crati valley, with cultivated slopes, olive groves and scattered woods. The Esaro valley is nearby, and the Pollino massif rises farther to the north within the wider provincial landscape, but not inside the immediate 15 km setting. San Marco Argentano itself is a small historic hill town with a Norman tower and an old centre. The nearest larger town is Cosenza, which has full services, rail connections and the main urban functions for this part of Calabria. This part of northern Calabria is known for hill agriculture, olive oil and small historic centres rather than for a single standout natural feature close by.