608 N 2nd St Tower, MN

Tower is a little busier town then Soudan with a few more things to offer like a grocery store, thrift store, and gas stations. It offers central location of being only thirty minutes to Virginia, Ely, Cook, Aurora, and Biwabik. You have the small town atmosphere of everybody knowing everybody. I lived in my trailer for seven years on Main Street, so it wasn't hard to notice it was gone, but still people were concerned and asked me what was going on. Even ones I didn't know the name of.

This house has not been lived in since, I believe July 2012. I got close enough on the purchase that I was going to have an inspection with contingency of utilities turned on. The water was turned on, so don't know what happened once they were turned on to take care of them for winter because never got to the point that the furnace was turned on. The electricity inspected fine because the power company required it to be inspected before they would turn on electricity. The seller would only put in 50 gallons of fuel and the delivery company had a 100 gallons minimum and it was causing delays. Mostly the seller was "dragging his feet" because I was asking a lower price and wanted utilities turned on. I signed agreements beginning of September and cancelled the papers middle of November without the seller ever getting a fuel delivery to the house. Passed the seven day deadline from signing papers to get inspection because of waiting for the delivery.

The seller is more of wanting to sell it "as is". He doesn't live in the state and all the appliances are there (some aren't in the correct location, like the fridge is in the garage) and he doesn't know if they work). So, he won't remove anything and I swear it looked like things appeared in the garage from the first and second time I looked at it.

The garage is cool because it is actually a carriage house with the swing out doors. The basement is half cemented and half dirt. It is cemented enough to house the furnace, fuel oil tank and for you to walk to them minus abou two feet from steps to the cement that you have to walk over a wooden board. The two bedrooms are good sized, but no closet in one (there is an armoire in there) and the other has a half closet with shelves under it. Huge laundry area because it used to be the kitchen and the kitchen is an addition, just don't know how old it is. Nice size pantry with a built in apothecary style drawer system.

Recommendations: Make sure you get the utilities turned on. I know the electricity was inspected, but know how anything worked in the house. Saw some sockets painted over, but don't know if they were properly capped off. This place has some charm and space for a starter home, but make sure you get it inspected and that you aren't in a hurry to move.