Three Lots, Crown Lake Views, Generac Included — $99,000

The front deck faces Crown Lake, and in the right season you can see it through the trees. That view is the thing that sets this apart from a plain small-house-on-a-lot situation. The deck is where you would spend time.

The property is 1.03 acres spread across three separate lots, which gives you more room than you would expect at this price. Part of it is open, part of it is wooded, and the backyard is partially fenced. The mix works well if you have dogs or just want some separation between where you sit and where the trees start.

The house itself is 980 square feet, two bedrooms, one bath, built in 1972. It is a small house. The square footage is what it is, and the layout keeps things tight. What it has going for it inside is a wood-burning fireplace insert, which in a house this size can carry the whole room through a cold evening without much effort.

There is a Generac generator included in the sale. In a rural area where power can go out during ice storms or heavy weather, that matters. You are not buying it separately and figuring out hookup later. It comes with the place.

The seller is selling as-is and cannot make repairs. That is the condition of this sale, and it is worth taking seriously before you go. Have someone walk through it with you who knows what to look for in a house this age. The 1972 construction and the as-is terms together mean you need eyes on the mechanicals, the roof, and the foundation before you make a decision.

Horseshoe Bend sits in the north-central Arkansas hill country, and Crown Lake is part of what draws people to the area. A house with a seasonal lake view on a full acre, priced under a hundred thousand dollars, is going to get attention. The as-is condition is the honest tradeoff for that price point.