Terratetto LOCATO nel cuore della Rocca, USO INVESTIMENTO
V 1908: Nel cuore del Borgo antico della Rocca, con una piccola corte di proprietà ed un comodo terrazzo al tetto dove poter vivere la tranquillità e i colori del borgo e della città storica. Ottima come uso investimento in quanto al momento locata in affitto, si vende già locato, con inquilini presenti. Terratetto su…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
List price €90,000 (75 m² → €1,200/m²) and estimated minor works €200/m² give an effective ≈€1,400/m² versus the Tuscany median ≈€660/m², so this is well above local market value; the ad also contradicts itself (marked Habitable but text says “deve essere ristrutturato”) and it has been online 1,885 days.
More on the house and the area
A compact, characterful terraced house in the historic borgo with a working fireplace, small private courtyard and a roof terrace — great bones and a real town-centre setting. Interiors are perfectly liveable but dated and partly unfinished (bathroom/plumbing and attic access), so expect some renovation to make it your dream home.
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.
- Habitable but needs renovation and refresh (dated bathroom, some damp/staining)
- Mansard/roof space not connected — extra work to make usable
- Sold with tenants in place (property is currently let)
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland from Massa, with marble mountains and steep valleys visible from the urban area. The Frigido river crosses the town and reaches the Tyrrhenian near Marina di Massa. Part of the local mountain hinterland falls within the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly an hour to an hour and a half away depending on the route, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Massa itself is a provincial capital with full services and an old centre below the Malaspina castle. The area is known for the Apuan marble basin and for the coastal strip of Marina di Massa.