Casa indipendente in Villa Cerro 1
nel Comune di Rezzoaglio (Ge), in località Villa Cerro (a solo 1 km da Rezzoaglio ed a 2 km dal bivio per il Lago delle Lame) caratteristica casa bifamiliare fine anni ‘30 (vani 7 + 7 + fondi + sottotetto), indipendente sui quattro lati con gradevole giardino pertinenziale. La casa è composta al piano fondi da due locali cantina (entrambi...
What it really costs
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The €35,000 asking price is exceptionally low at €159/m² versus the Liguria country-house baseline of €500/m², but the 1930s 220 m² property has no stated condition and likely requires substantial renovation. At an estimated €900/m², effective cost is about €233,000 (€1,059/m²), making the bargain uncertain despite 77 photos and a garden.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic Ligurian mountain house with classic green shutters, stone detailing, a generous garden, and a striking mountain backdrop. The roof, façades, windows, entrance, tiled floors, and timber-beamed corridor appear substantially intact, suggesting a real usable home rather than a shell, though the interiors and facilities likely need updating. At €35,000 for 220 sqm, the scale, setting, and character create strong bargain appeal.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€44,000 – €77,000
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 gallery is limited, so the condition of kitchens, bathrooms, systems, and roof cannot be fully verified.
- The large garden and house are accessed by multiple steps and sloping paths.
- The property appears to be a two-unit, older country house, which may require modernization despite being furnished and occupied-looking.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Val d’Aveto, with wooded mountain slopes and pasture around the valley floor. The Aveto river runs through this area. Much of the surrounding territory falls in the Aveto Regional Natural Park. Santo Stefano d’Aveto, the main centre of the valley, is nearby and has basic services and an old village core. The nearest ski lifts are at Santo Stefano d’Aveto on Monte Bue, roughly a 20-minute drive from Rezzoaglio. The area is known for mountain pasture, forests and local dairy products, especially the formaggio d’Aveto tradition.