Villa in Via Rapizzo 12345
MASSA SAN CARLO PO Nel Borgo Storico VENDIAMO VILLETTA SINGOLA IN FASE DI COSTRUZIONE Su due Piani, con Terrazza Panoramica di mq. 26, e Giardino Privato di mq 500. L’abitazione è di mq. 92 distribuiti in due piani. Il Piano Giorno è composto da: Ingresso, Soggiorno, Cucina, Bagno. Il Piano Notte collegato da ampia Scala Interna è composto da:...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listed at €165,000 plus estimated finishing of €700/m² (~€64,400) yields an effective price of ≈€229,400 (≈€2,493/m²) versus the regional baseline of €533/m². The house is close to the sea (6 km) and has 18 photos, but the listing omits condition, building year and energy class, so it reads expensive for our catalog.
More on the house and the area
Stunning panoramic sea view and a private sloping garden with olive trees give real dream-home appeal. The building is structurally intact, roofed and floored but the interior and exterior are unfinished and need full finishing (services, bathrooms, kitchen, façade) before it becomes fully livable.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Interior is essentially an unfinished shell: exposed brick, no fitted bathrooms or kitchen and only basic floors/ceilings in place.
- Exterior insulation/finishing is incomplete (visible fixings) so façade work is required.
- Property sits on a steep/terraced plot (olive trees) — landscaping, access and drainage work may be needed.
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland from Massa, with marble mountains and steep valleys visible from the urban area. The Frigido river crosses the town and reaches the Tyrrhenian near Marina di Massa. Part of the local mountain hinterland falls within the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly an hour to an hour and a half away depending on the route, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Massa itself is a provincial capital with full services and an old centre below the Malaspina castle. The area is known for the Apuan marble basin and for the coastal strip of Marina di Massa.