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Casa indipendente in Via La Masa

Misilmeri, Sicilia
Bedrooms
1
Baths
2
m²
40
Price per m²
€150
Property type
Country house
Rooms
2 locali

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What it really costs

Can you move in?

Not before the basics are done

Condition not stated in the listing

Must be done first

  • Bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Why this price is what it is

Listing price €6,000 for 40 m² but described as “totalmente da ristrutturare”; estimated renovation ≈ €1,100/m² yields an effective price ≈ €50,000 (≈€1,250/m²) versus the regional baseline ≈ €457/m², so the total cost is well above typical local prices despite the low asking price. Location is near the town square and ~7 km from the sea, but full restoration makes this a costly project.

More on the house and the area
What the photos show

A tiny two-level town house with an original iron balcony and old shutters that give it character, but the exterior shows heavy decay. This is a bargain project rather than a ready home — a full renovation (structure, roof, services and permits) will be required before living in it.

Comfortable€600–900/m²
€24,000 – €36,000

All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.

This house
Full
€48,000 – €60,000

Turnkey, facade and insulation included.

Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.

Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €23,000

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.

Asking price + this range
€54,000 – €66,000
What worries us about this house
  • Advertised as 'totalmente da ristrutturare' — not move-in ready.
  • Visible facade decay and likely damp/structural issues; roof and interiors unknown.
  • Utilities, sanitary facilities and legal habitability certification not shown — verify before purchase.
  • Very small (40 m²) with only one exposure and a narrow street frontage.

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 48/100

The cluster lies in the inland belt east of Palermo, in low hills and cultivated countryside above the valley of the Eleuterio river. Monte Grifone and the first ridges behind Palermo are nearby, but this is not a mountain landscape. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Palermo is close, with the nearest urban services in Palermo, which has the airport, port, major rail links and the full range of city amenities. The area is known for citrus groves, olive trees and the suburban-agricultural fringe on the eastern side of the Palermo plain.

The comune of Misilmeri
People living here
29,095
+4.8% between the 2011 and 2021 census
Over 65
18%
16% are under 14
Flood zone
2.3%
of residents live in a medium-risk flood area
Landslide zone
6.3%
of residents live in a high-risk landslide area
How far to everything
To the sea
7 km
Nearest airport
87 min drive
Nearest city
24 min drive
Property address:Via la Masa
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Asking price

€6,000
Deal score
28/100
Wow
50/100

Listed 26/09/2026