$549,900
Fertile, MN 56540
MLS# 6732516
5 beds | 2 baths | 3300 sqft

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Property Description
8/21--Price change reflects reduction of land being offered for sale to 40 Acres. Change is subject to split and final approval by the county. This farm is a homesteader's dream! This property has been a fully self-sustaining, off-grid farmstead, set up for fruit and vegetable produce, horses, livestock, a commercial bakery kitchen, and cabin construction business. The house is a gorgeous five-bedroom log home with a steel roof. It has a pressurized water system, with wood fired water heater. Water system also has an owned softener and reverse osmosis filtration system. The home heat is provided by wood fuel. There is a year-round greenhouse attached, and a finished walk-out basement. Upper level 1/4 bath is a bathtub with running heated water. The main level 1/4 bath is an attached toilet with no running water. The property is not connected to the electrical grid. All heat is provided by wood fuel, and the well is powered by a small gasoline motor. The outbuildings include a recently built 80' x80' barn, partitioned for horses and dairy cattle. (Milk Room has been removed) The shop, 58' x59' with 16' sidewalls, is fully insulated, has large skylights, in-floor heat (wood fueled), and a small living quarters on the upper level. There is a second house on the property, featuring an attached year-round green house, icehouse, and open concept living. Another green house, hen house and several out-houses festoon the property. While considered a turn-key operation, the new owner can convert the property to standard utilities and mechanicals. Conversion might include the following: furnace and ductwork; electrical service to the property and wiring in the house and out buildings; installation of bathrooms as desired, black water drain lines, and a septic lift tank, pump and drain field/Mound; boiler in the workshop can easily be converted from a hot water gravity system to any number of boilers and low-pressure hot water heat; communication and internet service can most easily be established via satellite. There is a sizeable pond on the property, rustic cabin in the woods (potential she-shed), and a large storage shed with a dirt floor. The fruit trees are well established and productive. See list in supplements. There is much more to this property and how the current owners thrived living here. If your life purpose is to live off-grid, and engage in a self-sustaining lifestyle, this place is ready for you.
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Contract Information
Status: Active
Contingency: None
Current Price: $549,900
Original List Price: 899900
ListPrice: 549900
List Date: 2025-06-05
Owner is an Agent?: No
Auction?: No
General Property Information
Common Wall: No
Lot Measurement: Acres
Manufactured Home?: No
Multiple PIDs?: No
New Development: No
Year Built: 2012
Yearly/Seasonal: Yearly
Zoning: Agriculture, Residential-Single Family
Bedrooms: 5
Baths Total: 2
Main Floor Total SqFt: 1008
Above Grd Total SqFt: 2016
Below Grd Total SqFt: 1284
Total SqFt: 3300
Total Finished Sqft: 3300.00
FireplaceYN: No
Bath Quarter: 2
Style: (SF) Single Family
Foundation Size: 1008
Garage Stalls: 10
Lot Dimensions: 1318x1322
Acres: 40
Location Tax and Other Information
House Number: 10758
Street Name: 460th
Street Suffix: Street
Street Direction Suffix: SE
Postal City: Fertile
County: Polk
State: MN
Zip Code: 56540
Assessments
Tax With Assessments: 2504
Basement
Foundation Dimensions: 36x28
Building Information
Finished SqFt Above Ground: 2016
Finished SqFt Below Ground: 1284
Lease Details
Land Leased: Not Applicable
Miscellaneous Information
DP Resource: Yes
Homestead: Yes
Ownership
Fractional Ownership: No
Property Features
Accessible: None
Air Conditioning: None
Amenities Unit: Porch
Appliances: Washer; Water Filtration System
Basement: Other
Bath Description: Other
Construction Materials: Insulating Concrete Forms; Log
Construction Status: Previously Owned
Dining Room Description: Informal Dining Room
Existing Financing: Free and Clear
Exterior: Log
Family Room Characteristics: Main Level
Farm Type: Horse; Livestock; Organic; Poultry; Produce; Wooded/Hunting
Fencing: Electric
Foundation: Insulating Concrete Forms
Fuel: Wood
Heating: Wood Stove
Internet Options: Satellite
Laundry: Laundry Room; Lower Level; Washer Hookup
Outbuildings: Barn(s); Greenhouse; Guest House; Hen House; Lean-To; Pole Building; Workshop
Parking Characteristics: Gravel Lot
Pool Description: None
Property Subtype: Acreage; Log Home; Rural Residential
Road Frontage: Township; Unpaved Streets
Roof: Age Over 8 Years; Metal; Pitched
Sellers Terms: Cash; Conventional; Conventional Rehab; Rural Development; Special Funding; VA
Sewer: Holding Tank; Private Sewer; Other
Soil Type: Loam
Stories: Two
Topography: Gently Rolling; Meadow; Pasture; Wooded; High Ground; Walkout
Water: Private; Well
Room Information
| Room Name | Dimensions | Level |
| Fifth (5th) Bedroom | 10x13 | Upper |
| Fourth (4th) Bedroom | 11x17 | Upper |
| Third (3rd) Bedroom | 10x10 | Upper |
| Second (2nd) Bedroom | 8x13 | Upper |
| Guest House | 32x27 | |
| Porch | 16x12 | Main |
| Mud Room | 5x8 | Main |
| Play Room | 13x13 | Main |
| Living Room | 13x22 | Main |
| Foyer | 8x7 | Main |
| First (1st) Bedroom | 12x12 | Main |
| Dining Room | 13x14 | Main |
| Kitchen | 14x23 | Main |
Listing Office: Keller Williams Integrity NW
Last Updated: September - 19 - 2025
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