Casa indipendente in Via Milici 19
MONTAGNAREALE – VIA MILICI | Proponiamo in vendita una casa semi indipendente situata nel Comune di Montagnareale, disposta su tre elevazioni oltre lastrico solare, caratterizzata da una configurazione versatile e dalla presenza di due accessi distinti. L'immobile si presenta da personalizzare, offrendo la possibilità…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €30,000 for 120 m²; estimated renovation €200/m² → +€24,000, effective price ≈€54,000 (~€450/m²) versus regional median €458/m². Sea 3 km and 18 photos are positives; the listing does not state a formal condition.
More on the house and the area
A solid, lived-in village house with a usable roof terrace and a genuine green valley view — great for anyone who wants affordable Sicilian life. Interiors are functional but dated and will need cosmetic renovation (kitchen, bathroom, surfaces) to become a comfortable long-term 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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Cosmetic updating required (kitchen, bathroom, finishes).
- Single, very small bathroom and dated fixtures.
- Narrow village street access and limited parking — check local logistics/utilities.
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 82/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian side of Sicily with the Nebrodi mountains rising inland and the coast of the Gulf of Patti immediately nearby. The sea here is the Tyrrhenian, with a broken shoreline of small headlands and beaches around Capo Calavà and San Giorgio. The Parco dei Nebrodi begins inland within this radius on the higher ground behind the coast. The nearest substantial town is Patti, which has daily services, a railway station and the archaeological area of Tindari just beyond it. The Aeolian Islands are visible offshore in clear weather but they are not part of the local 15 km landscape. The area is known for olive groves, citrus and hazelnuts on the coastal and lower hill slopes, and for summer seaside tourism.