SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             _______________________

                                    Amendment
                                      No. 1
                                       To
                                   SCHEDULE TO

         Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               ___________________

                    WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

       SUTTER OPPORTUNITY FUND 3, LLC, SUTTER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC and
                                 ROBERT E. DIXON

                                    (Bidders)

                          COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                             _______________________

                                                  Copy to:
Robert E. Dixon                                   Paul J. Derenthal, Esq.
Sutter Capital Management, LLC                    Derenthal & Dannhauser LLP
220 Montgomery Street, Suite 2100,                One Post Street, Suite 575
San Francisco, California 94104                   San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 788-1441                                    (415) 981-4844


                     (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of
                    Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                       Communications on Behalf of Bidder)

                            Calculation of Filing Fee

            Transaction                             Amount of
            Valuation*                              Filing Fee

            $7,000,000                               $886.90

*      For purposes of calculating the filing fee only.  Assumes the purchase of
1,000,000 Shares at a purchase price equal to $7.00 per Share in cash.

[X]    Check  box if any  part  of the  fee is  offset  as  provided  by  Rule
       0-11(a)(2)  and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
       previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
       number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

       Amount Previously Paid:      $886.90
       Form or Registration Number: Schedule TO
       Filing Party:                Above listed Bidders
       Date Filed:                  11/15/04


[ ]    Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.

       Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:

[X]      third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ]      issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ]      going private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3
[ ]      amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]



                                  TENDER OFFER

     This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by SUTTER OPPORTUNITY FUND
3, LLC, and ROBERT E. DIXON (together,  the "Purchasers") for the purchase of up
to 1,000,000 Shares of COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 (the "Shares") in WELLS REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC., a Maryland  corporation (the "Company") is hereby
amended as set forth in this amended  Schedule TO. Except as expressly set forth
herein, the terms and the conditions of the Offer remain unchanged and all terms
used herein are as defined in the previously filed Schedule. The Expiration Date
of the Offer has been extended to December 31, 2004, or such other date to which
this Offer may be further extended (the "Expiration Date").


Item 12. Exhibits.

         (a)(1)   Revised Offer to Purchase dated November 15, 2004

         (a)(2)   Revised Letter of Transmittal

         (a)(4)   Announcement Dated November 23, 2004


















                                   SIGNATURES


     After due inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:   November 23, 2004


SUTTER OPPORTUNITY FUND 3, LLC

By Sutter Capital Management, LLC, its Manager

         By:       /s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                  -----------------------------------
                  Robert E. Dixon, Manager


SUTTER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

         By:       /s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                  -----------------------------------
                  Robert E. Dixon, Manager


       /s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
       -----------------------------------
       Robert E. Dixon
















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit           Description

(a)(1)            Revised Offer to Purchase dated November 15, 2004

(a)(2)            Revised Letter of Transmittal

(a)(4)            Announcement Dated November 23, 2004