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Casa indipendente Contrada Malvicino 98071 Capo d`Orlando ME

Capo d'Orlando, Sicilia
Bedrooms
3
Baths
0
250
Plot m²
337
Price per m²
€255
Property type
Townhouse
Rooms
5 locali

Asta casa indipendente a Capo d`Orlando (ME) [SY621691] Contrada Malvicino, 98071 Capo d`Orlando ME, Italia Casa indipendente Contrada Malvicino, 98071 Capo d'Orlando ME, composta da appartamento al piano primo della superficie commerciale di 88,15 mq; da magazzino della superficie commerciale di 29,00 mq posto al…

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In the listingHabitable
  • Sold at judicial auction
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Why this price is what it is

This is a judicial auction, which is a disqualifying risk for this catalog regardless of the headline €63,750 price. The description also warns that the published photos may not show the actual property, and only 88.15 m² is identified as an apartment while the remaining areas are classified as storage or ancillary spaces.

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What the photos show

The genuine exterior images show a substantial, apparently roofed and usable detached house with balconies, greenery, a courtyard, and nearby wooded hills. However, the setting is a fairly ordinary suburban Sicilian neighborhood and the attractive modern interiors cannot be trusted as evidence of the actual home, so this is more a practical bargain opportunity than a dream-home scroll stopper.

Updating, not renovation
€50,000 – €72,000

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€17,000 – €28,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€114,000 – €136,000
What worries us about this house
  • The listing explicitly warns that some photos may not correspond to this property; many interior images appear to be stock or promotional images.
  • This is an auction property, so legal, occupancy, building-compliance, and financing checks are essential.
  • The description identifies an 88 m² apartment plus several ground-floor storage rooms, while the headline facts claim 250 m² and list zero bathrooms; the real usable layout needs verification.
  • No attractive sea view is shown, despite the property being listed as near the coast.

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 72/100

Coastal town fronting the Tyrrhenian Sea; beaches and a seafront promenade and local harbour facilities are part of the town. The Nebrodi Mountains lie inland and the area is on the northern edge of the Parco dei Nebrodi (Nebrodi Regional Park). No ski lifts within about 15 km; the nearest Sicilian ski areas (Madonie, Mount Etna) are much farther inland. The A20 autostrada (Messina–Palermo) and the Palermo–Messina rail line serve the coastal corridor. Nearest city of significant size is Messina to the east (regional rail and ferry connections); Palermo and Catania are the main regional airports for longer travel. Local economy includes seaside tourism, fishing and coastal services, and surrounding hills are used for citrus, olive and other agriculture.

How far to everything
To the sea
493 m
Nearest airport
139 min drive
Nearest city
72 min drive
Property address:Contrada Malvicino, 98071 Capo d`Orlando ME, Italia
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Asking price

63,750
Deal score
10/100
Dream
18/100
Wow
52/100

Listed 24/08/2026