Casa indipendente
Carinola, Corso Umberto I, vendesi intero fabbricato composto da quattro unità immobiliari con annessa area cortilizia: un appartamento si presenta in ordine ed in buono stato conservativo, gli altri tre sono da ristrutturare. Sottostante alle suddette unità, sono presenti due negozi che è possibile acquistare a parte al prezzo di € 45.000. Posizione servita dai servizi di prima...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is attractive at €391/m² versus a local reference of €430/m², but only one of the four units is in good condition and the other three require renovation. Allowing about €800/m² for the mixed condition puts the effective cost near €1,190/m², making this a substantial project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, functional-looking building with clean interiors, terrazzo floors, balconies, and one apartment that appears usable. However, the exterior is plain and roadside, while three of the four units need renovation, so it feels more like a multi-unit investment project than a dream 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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€50,000 – €89,000
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.
- Only one of the four residential units appears in good condition; the other three require renovation.
- The property is on a fairly plain roadside urban setting with no notable view or proven garden.
- The large size and multiple units may mean substantial ongoing renovation and management costs.
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 62/100The area sits on the northwestern Campania plain below the first inland ridges of the Monti Aurunci. The Garigliano River plain lies nearby, and the Tyrrhenian coast around Baia Domizia is close to the west. The Regional Park of Roccamonfina-Foce Garigliano is nearby, with the extinct volcanic massif of Roccamonfina rising inland. Sessa Aurunca is the nearest larger historic town, with a Roman theatre and an old center. The area is known for mixed farmland, olive groves, vineyards, and buffalo-mozzarella country across the coastal plain.