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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

Gene GeRue wrote:
> Ozark County is 742 square miles populated by about 9,300 people and 
> uncountable ticks. That is 474,880 acres total and 51 acres per person on 
> average. The county seat, Gainesville, has a population of 632--it is about 
> 12 miles from the property. The nearest Home Depot, Lowe's, or WalMart is an 
> hour away.
>   
According to the estimated 2009 census the population is 9315, a 2.4% 
decline from 2000. 

As mentioned the nearest big box stores are a little over 30 miles 
away.  South of there in Mountain Home Arkansas is where Home Depot, 
Lowes, WalMart, the only book store, and a few other well known chain 
stores.

West Plains, MO is east.  There they have a Wal Mart, Hirsch's Farm 
store, Manard's, a chain drug store, Pennys.

Ava is north of there with a WalMart and a couple of  building supply 
stores.

The nearest town is Gainesville, population 632.  Gainesville has a 
couple of auto parts stores, a decent building supply store, bank, 
medical center.  Our screwy for profit medical system killed a very good 
hardware store a couple of years ago.
> The seller is a retired judge who has cancer. The real estate market is very 
> soft. Don bought a beautiful valley property in an excellent location for a 
> very good price.
>   
The sellers are both nice people and were very helpful when I was 
looking at the place and having it inspected.  The house and 
outbuildings are well maintained.  The house inspection found no major 
problems and a couple of very minor ones.

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Don Bowen           KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html