Casa indipendente in Contrada Berbaro
Vendesi A 200 metri dal mare! Indipendente con ampio giardino a Marsala (Rif. 1000143) Cerchi la tua oasi di pace a due passi dalla spiaggia o un investimento ad alto rendimento? In Contrada Berbaro / Riina, una delle zone balneari più apprezzate di Marsala, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di 100 mq immersa in un lotto privato...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,000/m², the €100,000 asking price is already 114% above the Sicilia country-house baseline of €467/m²; assuming moderate works, effective cost rises to about €1,500/m². The beachfront setting at 0 km and private garden add value, but the unspecified condition prevents a stronger rating.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable detached home with a fitted kitchen, bathroom, multiple bedrooms, covered outdoor veranda, parking, and a substantial leafy garden. Its strongest appeal is the sunny Sicilian exterior and lifestyle setting near the sea, although the interiors are very dated and the garden needs work rather than offering a polished dream-home finish.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and cluttered, with significant cosmetic updating likely needed.
- The garden appears overgrown and needs clearing and maintenance.
- No sea view is shown, despite the property being advertised 200 meters from the beach.
- Only one bathroom is visible for a three-room home.
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 68/100The cluster is in the coastal plain around Marsala on the western tip of Sicily, facing the Stagnone lagoon and the island of Mozia. The coast here is low and salt-flat rather than cliffed, with the Riserva Naturale Orientata Isole dello Stagnone immediately by Marsala. Marsala is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre, port functions, wine cellars and the archaeological museum with finds from Mozia. The area is known for salt pans, Marsala wine and Punic archaeology linked to Mozia.