Interestingly, after being down here just above Arkansas, the part of the Ozarks I always thought I'd live in, I find I'm constantly obsessing over missing Kansas City. After all, it's the area I'm from and Kansas City is home. The thing is I don't want to live in Kansas City. I want to live in the Ozarks. But I sure would like proximity for Kansas City to be my "go to city."
I decided to get a bit creative and be open-minded to the counties within the Ozarks that are nearest to Kansas City. One of these counties is Morgan and a part of Lake of the Ozarks is located within the county. You can revisit my favorite map of the Ozarks to see the counties within the Ozarks.
Funny enough, as soon as I started exploring Morgan County, guess which parcel popped up again? The gorgeous 5 acres that I had loved, but dismissed months before. Curious how life works in circles.
It is listed by United Country Conner Realty in Stover, Missouri, which is a town, based upon pictures, that I seem to be gravitating to the most in the area. The county seat is Versailles. This parcel is listed as Gravois Mills, which is right on the edge of Lake of the Ozarks. It will be nice to visit the area once it greens up to see how I feel about it in person.
This property is on a hilltop with a view and includes electric, phone and cell signal, which are all good signs. Drilling for a well seems to be a breeze here with an excellent aquifer. Typical with remote land, there are no building restrictions, which is what I need because I'm building less than 500 sq. ft.
Here is the photo I fell in love with several months back.
There are two other affordable 5-acre parcels in Morgan County listed by United Country (shown below). The first one pictured is $7,500 with a small spring and the second one pictured with a waterfall is $9,500. All three parcels offer free public access to Lake of the Ozarks about two miles away. Access includes concrete boat ramps, a paved parking area, restrooms, picnic areas and a fishing dock.
It'll be years before I buy my next place, so my love of posting pics of properties will continue on. I'm patient and it's an enjoyable journey.
That is a gorgeous property.
ReplyDeleteI love that waterfall! A spring would be a good feature too. This would certainly put you closer to KC.
ReplyDeleteHope you didn't have any damage with the storms that went through the other night. I love all of these properties, you'll know when it feels right. We loved the land where we built, even though it's on the side of a mountain and was a difficult build. Weighing all the pro's and con's is the way to do it!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful area and simply gorgeous surroundings. I can see why you want to be there and I hope you can be...
ReplyDeleteHugs.
I posted, but let me try this again... I love your pics! I'm from Missouri originally and love the Ozarks. My 'someday' dream includes moving back there. Maybe if I could find something like this, someday would be soon!
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