
The garage alone will stop you — a 20x48 detached shop that's bigger than some houses, sitting behind a 114-year-old home in Reading, Minnesota for $119,500. That's not a typo.
The house itself is 936 square feet across three bedrooms and one bath, built in 1910 and still standing with real character. But here's what makes it worth a serious look: someone has already done the hard work. Newer roof, windows, doors, and furnace. Radon mitigation in place. Vinyl siding that won't demand your weekends. Rural water service with no assessments attached. These aren't cosmetic upgrades — they're the expensive, unglamorous stuff that protects you for the next decade.
An extra parcel comes with the sale, giving you more land than the footprint suggests. There's also an asparagus patch out back, which sounds like a small thing until you realize it means someone cared about this place.
Reading sits less than 10 minutes north of Worthington, a real working town with amenities. This is quiet, small-town southwestern Minnesota — the kind of place where $119,500 still buys you a piece of something solid.
First-time buyers, people looking to downsize, or anyone who needs serious workshop or storage space and doesn't want to pay for it separately — this one deserves a look.
Originally listed for $119,500, this property sold for $120,000 on August 14, 2026 after 52 days on the market.