Casa indipendente in Via San Marco 3
Casa indipendente con terrazzo panoramico – Mili San Marco Nel cuore di Mili San Marco, proprio sulla caratteristica piazza del paese, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente disposta su tre livelli, una soluzione ideale per chi desidera vivere lontano dal caos cittadino senza rinunciare alla comodità dei servizi…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€1,143/m²), even allowing only €200/m² for a habitable home, the effective cost is about €1,343/m² versus the Sicilian country-house baseline of €467/m². The 1 km sea proximity and 25 photos help, but the listing is still priced far above comparable stock and key property data is missing.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, independent three-level home with a huge panoramic terrace, hillside scenery, and a glimpse of the sea. Its position directly beside an ornate historic church on the village piazza gives it strong Italian character, while the interiors appear solid, furnished, and ready to occupy rather than a renovation shell.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- The home is directly on a public village square and beside a church, so noise and activity may be significant.
- Interiors are clean and fully usable but dated in style, with older furnishings and finishes.
- No private garden is shown; the main outdoor asset is the large panoramic terrace.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani rising immediately behind the city. The urban area faces both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian sides through the strait, with Calabria visible across the water. The nearest larger natural landscape is the Peloritani range, but this cluster sits inside the continuous built-up area of Messina, a major port city with ferry terminals, a university, hospitals, and city services. Messina is known for the strait crossing, its port, and the earthquakes that shaped the modern city.