Rustico/casale in Strada Statale 113 Diramazione 25
Messina località Ortoliuzzo, proponiamo appezzamento di terreno di circa 1535 mq sul quale insistono una tettoia in struttura metallica, un rudere ed un locale magazzino. Caratteristiche del Terreno Superficie: Il terreno si estende su una discreta area, ideale per vari progetti. Topografia: La maggior parte del…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
- Land, with no house on it
Must be done first
- Roof
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
€48,000 for a 1,535 m² plot that only includes a metal shed, a rudere and a magazzino — the description indicates outbuildings/land, not a habitable house and it does not say it can be converted to a dwelling. Baseline for finished homes in the area is €408/m², but this is land/outbuildings only, so treated as a non-habitable plot rather than a livable farmhouse.
More on the house and the area
Sunny terraced plot of ~1,535 m² with fruit trees and a clear sea view — there’s a metal canopy, a small magazino and a ruin on the land. The buildings are unfinished/rudere, so this is a project plot (great potential and price) rather than a ready-to-live-in home.
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€608,000 – €898,000
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.
- Rudere/unfinished structures on site — not immediately habitable
- Full renovation and likely building permits required
- Utilities and exact access/servicing should be confirmed
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Sicilian coast facing Calabria across a narrow stretch of water. The Peloritani mountains rise immediately behind the urban area. The nearest large town is Messina itself, a major port city with university, hospitals, ferry terminals and full city services. This is known for the strait landscape and the ferry crossing between Sicily and the mainland.