Casa indipendente in Torrente Curcuraci - Guardia
Casa singola in vendita nella zona di Marotta a Messina Nord, al piano terra con una superficie totale di 60 mq. L'immobile, libero al rogito, è composto da 2 locali, di cui una camera da letto, un soggiorno e un bagno. È presente una cucina abitabile e un balcone all'ingresso. L'immobile è da ristrutturare, offrendo ottime potenzialità...
What it really costs
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The €20,000 asking price is low (€333/m²), but the stated renovation need adds an estimated €42,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,033/m² versus the €467/m² Messina baseline. Its location 2 km from the sea and 10 photos help, but the renovation burden makes it only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a complete small house with a functioning-looking bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, furnishings, and a covered roof, so it is more than a bare shell. However, the interiors are very dated and show damp/staining and general deterioration, while the exterior is utilitarian and unkempt. Its main appeal is the very low price and proximity to the Messina coast, not strong visual beauty.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including peeling exterior finishes and visibly dated, deteriorated interiors.
- The narrow outdoor access is overgrown and lacks an attractive garden or usable terrace.
- No clear sea or landscape view is shown despite being 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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with Calabria visible across the water and ferry traffic to Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria. The Peloritani rise immediately behind the city, forming short steep valleys and ridge roads within a few kilometres of the urban fabric. The nearest substantial natural landscape within the radius is the Peloritani range rather than a protected national park. Messina is the nearest city of size and has the port, the university, major services, rail connections and the cathedral area. The wider zone is known for its strait setting and for transport links between Sicily and the mainland.