Piccola abitazione rurale con giardino
Nel suggestivo comune di Militello Rosmarino, in Contrada Santa Domenica, proponiamo in vendita un rustico/casale di circa 60 m² abitabili, disposto su due livelli e di costruzione risalente a diversi decenni fa. La proprietà, da ristrutturare, rappresenta un’interessante opportunità per chi desidera realizzare una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
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Asking €29,000 with an estimated €700/m² renovation (60 m²) gives an effective cost of ~€71,000 or ~€1,183/m², versus the regional median of €417/m². Sea 5 km and 43 photos are positives, but the post-renovation price is nearly three times the local median so it looks overpriced.
More on the house and the area
Lovely, affordable two‑storey farmhouse with a genuine valley/mountain panorama, small garden and terrace — a real rural setting. The building is roofed and has a kitchen and two bathrooms but is dated and shows water damage and cosmetic/structural issues, so it’s a charming project for someone willing to renovate rather than a move‑in ready dream home.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Property needs renovation and updating (listed as 'needs renovation').
- Ceilings and plaster show water damage/peeling in several rooms.
- Rooms are small with low ceilings; layout is basic and dated.
- House sits directly on a narrow road so outdoor privacy/parking is limited.
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 70/100The Nebrodi range rises immediately inland, with steep wooded and pastoral slopes above the Tyrrhenian side of the province. The Fitalia stream valley cuts down to the coast here, and the Tyrrhenian is a few kilometres north around the Sant’Agata di Militello shore. Nebrodi Regional Park begins inland in this part of the range. The nearest substantial town is Sant’Agata di Militello, which has the usual rail and road services, a marina and the main shopping and administrative functions for this stretch of coast. This area is known for hazelnuts, olive groves and the mixed mountain-and-sea geography typical of the western Nebrodi side.