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143 1st Avenue SE, Wells, MN 56097

$25,000

Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 2 Square Footage: 2,464 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 6,970 Status: Closed

Current Price: $25,000 List Date: 12/19/2025 Last Modified: 3/09/2026

Overview

Description

Solid two story fixer upper. Vinyl siding, double paned windows, main floor laundry hookups, open staircase, front porch, back porch/mud room, main floor family room (or possible 3rd bedroom), two bedrooms upstairs, bathrooms on both levels, and deck off the kitchen. Please be careful when viewing this property, as there are several tripping hazards.

Listing Details MLS# 6783545

General Property Information

Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: No
New Development: No
Waterfront YN: No
Year Built: 1900
Yearly/Seasonal: Yearly
Zoning: Residential-Single Family
Bath Full: Yes
Bath Three Quarters: Yes
Main Floor Total SqFt: 1216
Above Grd Total SqFt: 1840
Below Grd Total SqFt: 624
Total SqFt: 2464
Total Finished Sqft: 1504.00
FireplaceYN: No
Style: (SF) Single Family
Foundation Size: 624
Lot Dimensions: 50x140
Acres: 0.16
# Carport Spaces: 0
Number of Fireplaces: 0
Bath Half: 0
Bath Quarter: 0
Garage Stalls: 0
Association Fee: 0

Property Features

Accessible: None Air Conditioning: None Basement: Concrete Block; Crawl Space; Partial; Unfinished Construction Status: Previously Owned Electric: 100 Amp Service; Circuit Breakers Exterior: Vinyl Family Room Characteristics: Main Level Financing Terms: Cash Foundation: Concrete Block Fuel: Natural Gas Heating: Forced Air Laundry: Gas Dryer Hookup; In Kitchen; Main Level; Washer Hookup Parking Characteristics: Other Road Frontage: City Street; Curbs; Paved Streets; Sidewalks; Storm Sewer; Street Lights Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road Sellers Terms: Cash Sewer: City Sewer/Connected Stories: Two Water: City Water/Connected

Contract Information

Off Market Date: 2026-02-24
Contingency: None
Closed Date: 2026-03-09
Original List Price: 29500
Sales Close Price: 25000
ListPrice: 29500
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No

Location Tax and Other Information

House Number: 143
Street Name: 1st
Street Suffix: Avenue
Street Direction Suffix: SE
Postal City: Wells
County: Faribault
State: MN
Zip Code: 56097
Complex/Dev/Subdivision: Wells

Assessments

Tax With Assessments: 216
Assessment Balance: 0

Basement

Foundation Dimensions: 24x24
Concrete Block: Yes
Crawl Space: Yes
Partial: Yes
Unfinished: Yes

More Information

Building Information

Finished SqFt Above Ground: 1504

Lease Details

Land Leased: Not Applicable

Miscellaneous Information

DP Resource: Yes
Homestead: No

Ownership

Fractional Ownership: No

Office/Member Info

Association: WCAR

Location, Tax and Other Information

AssocFeeYN: No
Legal Description: ORIGINAL PLAT OF WELLS LOT-003 BLOCK-025 .16 AC
Listing City: Wells
Map Page: 999
Municipality: Wells
School District: United South Central
School District Phone: 507-553-3134
Zip Plus 4: 1640
Property ID Number: 302005430
Tax Year: 2025
Tax Amount: 216
In Foreclosure?: No
Potential Short Sale?: No
Lender Owned?: No

Directions & Remarks

Public Remarks: Solid two story fixer upper. Vinyl siding, double paned windows, main floor laundry hookups, open staircase, front porch, back porch/mud room, main floor family room (or possible 3rd bedroom), two bedrooms upstairs, bathrooms on both levels, and deck off the kitchen. Please be careful when viewing this property, as there are several tripping hazards.
Directions: From State Hwy 22, go east on 1st St SW for 3 blocks, then go south on 1st Ave SE for half a block, property on left

Accessible

None: Yes

Air Conditioning

None: Yes

Construction Status

Previously Owned: Yes

Electric

100 Amp Service: Yes
Circuit Breakers: Yes

Exterior

Vinyl: Yes

Family Room Characteristics

Main Level: Yes

Financing Terms

Cash: Yes

Foundation

Concrete Block: Yes

Fuel

Natural Gas: Yes

Heating

Forced Air: Yes

Insurance Fee

Insurance Fee: 0

Laundry

Gas Dryer Hookup: Yes
In Kitchen: Yes
Main Level: Yes
Washer Hookup: Yes

Parking Characteristics

Other: Yes

Road Frontage

City Street: Yes
Curbs: Yes
Paved Streets: Yes
Sidewalks: Yes
Storm Sewer: Yes
Street Lights: Yes

Road Responsibility

Public Maintained Road: Yes

Sellers Terms

Cash: Yes

Sewer

City Sewer/Connected: Yes

Stories

Two: Yes

Water

City Water/Connected: Yes

Room Information

Room Name	Dimensions	Level
First (1st) Bedroom	11x12	Second
Bathroom	6x10	Main
Bathroom	7x10	Second
Mud Room	10x15	Main
Porch	8x20	Main
Second (2nd) Bedroom	10x12	Second
Family Room	10x12	Main
Living Room	12x14	Main
Dining Room	10x14	Main
Kitchen	15x15	Main

Listing Office: Brad Heggen Realty, Inc

Last Updated: March - 09 - 2026

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