Casa indipendente 6 locali, 146 m² in Via Vittorio Alfieri 1
Casa indipendente in asta a Montemaggiore Belsito (PA) – Via Vittorio Alfieri 13/15 (CAP 90020) L'immobile in asta è una casa indipendente situata nel centro urbano di Montemaggiore Belsito (PA), in Via Vittorio Alfieri 13/15. Edificato in epoca antecedente il 1942, si inserisce in una zona semicentrale caratterizzata…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Connections
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The property is a judicial auction (listed 'in asta'), which makes the purchase process atypical and risky. The description contradicts the 'Renovated' tag — it's been vacant 20+ years with obsolete/disconnected systems; I estimate €1,100/m² in works → effective price ≈ €166,320 (≈€1,140/m²) versus regional median €380/m², so it is not a bargain for a ready-to-live house.
More on the house and the area
A solid, pre‑1942 masonry townhouse with original interior surfaces (cementine, cotto, period details) and two street-facing balconies — genuinely characterful. It’s not a move‑in home: long vacant, façade and systems degraded, no heating and utilities detached, so plan for a full renovation. At the auction price (€≈5.7k) it’s a strong bargain if you want a renovation project in a Sicilian hilltown.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€58,000 – €85,000
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.
- Property in poor general condition and uninhabited for 20+ years — needs substantial renovation.
- Electrical and water systems are old/disconnected and heating is absent; expect full reconnection and replacement costs.
- Three fibro-cement (asbestos) water tanks reported in the ground-floor storage — removal/management cost and caution required.
- Sale by judicial auction — legal/procedural checks and extra costs likely. Consult the perizia before bidding.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the inland hills between the lower Torto valley and the Tyrrhenian side of northern Sicily, with cultivated slopes and ridgelines rather than coast at the door. The Madonie mountains are to the east but largely outside the 15 km radius. Caccamo, the nearest substantial historic town in the area, has a large hilltop castle and services, and Termini Imerese is the nearest bigger town with rail links, port and broader shopping and healthcare. This part of the province is known for cereal fields, olive groves and hill villages tied to Palermo’s inland hinterland.