Lovely well maintained home ready for it's new family. Custom kitchen with many extras and attention to the details. Eat-in kitchen and informal dining room. Plenty of room for everyone with the 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. Main floor main bedroom and bath. Main floor laundry. The beautiful woodwork and wood floors were recently refinished. New paint throughout. Enjoy the breeze on the front porch or the deck in back. Loads of workspace in the oversized 2 car garage with entrance from the street or alley. Double wide concrete driveway off the street and extra parking off the alley. Huge work room in the basement. Heat with the wood burning furnace or the brand new forced air furnace. Central air and water heater are also brand new. The roof is just 5 years old. Oh, and if you are wanting to start your own home brew, there is a brew fermentation cabinet off the kitchen with a built-in tap in the kitchen. You are going to love this house!
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$135,000
626 Chester Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501
4beds
1,720sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1920
7,405.2 Square Feet Lot
$161,200 Zestimate®
$78/sqft
$1,340 Estimated rent
Home value
$161,200
$150,000 - $174,000
$1,340/mo
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Peggy L Christy 641-680-3382,
EXP Realty, LLC
Bought with:
Jenny Ochoa, ***
Palmas Real Estate LLC
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID,MLS#: 6313644
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Bedroom 2
- Level: Upper
Bedroom 3
- Level: Upper
Bedroom 4
- Level: Upper
Other
- Level: Main
Dining room
- Description: Breakfast Bar,Eat In Kitchen,Separate/Formal Dining Rm
Heating
- Forced Air, Wood Stove
Cooling
- Central Air, Window Unit(s)
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Range, Refrigerator, Washer
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood, Laminate
- Basement: Block,Drainage System,Full,Sump Pump,Walk-Out Access,Wood
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,720 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,720
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Outside, Concrete, Other Surface, Garage Door Opener, Storage
- Garage spaces: 2
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: Roll-In Shower
Features
- Levels: One and One Half
- Fencing: Partial,Wood
Lot
- Size: 7,405 sqft
- Dimensions: 60 x 124
Details
- Parcel number: 007416880005000
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Other
Condition
- Year built: 1920
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Ottumwa
- Subdivision: POSTLEWAITS 1ST ADD
HOA & financial
HOA
- Has HOA: No
- Association name: SEIA
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2024 | Sold | $135,000-6.9%$78/sqft |
Source:  NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #6313644 Report a problem | ||
| 4/2/2024 | Pending sale | $145,000$84/sqft |
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #6313644 Report a problem | ||
| 2/24/2024 | Contingent | $145,000$84/sqft |
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #6313644 Report a problem | ||
| 1/6/2024 | Price change | $145,000-6.5%$84/sqft |
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #6313644 Report a problem | ||
| 12/15/2023 | Listed for sale | $155,000$90/sqft |
Source: NoCoast MLS as distributed by MLS GRID #6313644 Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,960 +26.9% | $119,960 +19.2% |
| 2024 | $1,544 +2.1% | $100,610 +7% |
| 2023 | $1,512 +0.3% | $94,060 +24.4% |
| 2022 | $1,508 +10.9% | $75,590 -0.5% |
| 2021 | $1,360 -0.6% | $75,970 +16.2% |
| 2020 | $1,368 -2.8% | $65,400 |
| 2019 | $1,408 +1% | $65,400 |
| 2018 | $1,394 +2.5% | $65,400 |
| 2017 | $1,360 +34.7% | $65,400 +24.8% |
| 2016 | $1,010 -0.2% | $52,416 |
| 2015 | $1,012 | $52,416 |
| 2014 | $1,012 +6.5% | $52,416 |
| 2013 | $950 -1.9% | -- |
| 2012 | $968 +4.3% | -- |
| 2011 | $928 +2.9% | -- |
| 2010 | $902 +12.2% | -- |
| 2009 | $804 +1.9% | -- |
| 2008 | $789 +9% | -- |
| 2007 | $724 -0.3% | -- |
| 2005 | $726 | -- |
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Neighborhood: 52501
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- NAWildwood Elementary SchoolGrades: 1-2Distance: 0.6 mi
- 3/10Evans Junior High SchoolGrades: 8-9Distance: 0.1 mi
- 4/10Ottumwa High SchoolGrades: 10-12Distance: 1.6 mi
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