Casa indipendente
“ super opportunita’” e “ super prezzo “ nel comune di rodero, a due passi dal confine svizzero proponiamo 2 palazzine speculari da ristrutturare. Oltre 1000 mq di spazi fruibili danno la possibilita’ a professionisti del settore di creare varie unita’ abitative da poter mettere a reddito o da rivendere. Un’ampia area seminterrata garantisce spazi da destinare al ricovero delle...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €335,000 for 1,200 m2 (€279/m2) but estimated renovation ~€700/m2 makes the effective price ~€979/m2 vs the regional baseline €474/m2, so heavy works push this well above market. The ad does not state building condition or energy class, increasing uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
Pleasant village location with green, hilly views and on-site parking. The buildings are intact but clearly require substantial refurbishment — a good project for an investor or renovator rather than someone seeking an immediately liveable, character 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€238,000 – €421,000
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.
- Two mirror apartment blocks need full renovation — interiors not shown and likely gutted
- Flat roofs/terraces look aged and will need repair or replacement
- This is a redevelopment/developer opportunity, not a move-in-ready home
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 61/100The area is in the pre-Alpine belt on the border with Switzerland, with wooded hills and small valleys rather than high mountain terrain. The Lanza valley is the local river corridor. Lake Lugano lies within about 15 km to the north-east, with the Italian shore around Porto Ceresio and Lavena Ponte Tresa. The nearest larger towns are Varese and Como, both outside the immediate radius but important for services and rail links; closer places such as Olgiate Comasco and Mendrisio provide everyday shops and cross-border services. The area is known locally for border landscapes, woodland and scattered small settlements between the Como and Varese provinces.