For Sale: Small Town With Bar Only $400,000

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A South Dakota businessman is looking to sell his rural, southwestern town for just $400,000. For that price tag, one lucky buyer will get a bar, workshop, three trailers and a house.


The rural town, called Swett, is an unincorporated hamlet about two hours from Rapid City. The owner, Lance Benson, purchased Swett in 1998 and currently lives in the house with his wife. However, he's looking to sell all of it so he can invest more money in his travel concession business, according to Rapid City Journal .


Although the town isn't as "booming" as it once was — in the 1940s it had a population of 40 people and included a post office and grocery store — the bar, known as the Swett Tavern, actually holds some value because it's the only watering hole within a 10-mile radius and a hub for cowboys and wheat growers. Read more...


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