Casa indipendente in Contrada Berbaro
In zona Berbaro, proponiamo in vendita una casa singola di circa 100 mq, situata in una posizione interessante per chi cerca una soluzione da abitare al mare oppure da destinare a investimento turistico. L'immobile - attualmente in buone condizioni ma con la necessità di alcuni lavori di ammodernamento - si sviluppa su due livelli. Il primo piano è composto...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €650/m², the estimated effective cost is about €950/m² after €30,000 for modernization, well above the local €464/m² benchmark. The house is in good condition and only needs updating, with a strong location just 1 km from the sea and potential for tourist rental.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, inhabitable 100 sqm house with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, traditional patterned tiles, and an unusually large rooftop terrace. The interiors are bright and spacious, but mostly dated rather than beautifully restored, while the exterior and roof areas need cosmetic and maintenance work.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€10,000 – €17,000
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 usable but visibly dated and needs modernization, especially the older kitchen and bathrooms.
- The large rooftop terrace appears functional but weathered and may require waterproofing or surface work.
- Several marketing images are labeled as renders, so the actual finished appearance differs from the staged presentation.
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.