Howe, OK (Le Flore County)

LOCATION: Central Eastern Oklahoma in LeFlore County. Borders along U. S. Highway No. 270 about 2 miles from the town of Heavener. Heavener has good schools, numerous churches, a bank, medical clinic and shopping convenience. The larger city of Poteau is about 15 miles. The 1.5 million acre Ouachita National Forest is about 5 miles. Runestone State Park is about 3 miles. Wister Lake State Park is about 5 miles. Valley setting with scenic view of mountains in the distance. Dallas is about 4.5 hours. Oklahoma City is about 3.5 hours. Tulsa is about 1.5 hours. LAND: 4.4 acres of land that has about 1.4 acres wooded and the balance is in pasture. Sandy-loam type soils make this land good for garden crop, berries and fruit trees. Pasture for a riding horse or two and good place to fatten a beef. SERVICES: Telephone, natural gas (available but not in the home as it is all-electric), rural water, school bus route, mail route, trash pickup. HOME: The home is estimated to be about 30 years of age. It is a brick veneer home with wood floors supported by piers and beams. It has aluminum windows. It has electric central heating and cooling. Other features of this home include the following: Den – 14 x 23.5, fireplace with heat-a-lator insert, carpeting, white painted walls, ceiling fan light fixture. Utility room – 10 x 19, inlay floors, wood paneled walls, hookups for washer and dryer. Bathroom – Ceramic tiled shower with glass door, oval sink vanity, ceramic tiled half walls, inlay floor, commode. Kitchen/dining room – 14 x 21, carpeted in dining area with inlay in kitchen work area. The walls are wood paneled with birch paneling. There is a double French door to the outside. The kitchen has custom birch cabinets with neutral Formica countertops and a ceramic tiled backsplash. There is about 20 running feet of cabinets on 2 walls plus a 12 ft cook-island. There is a double sink, electric cook-top with vented hood above and a wall-in stalled double oven. There is a stool-height 8 foot eating barn on one side of the cook-island. Living room – 14 x 21, 5 x 8 ft slider window, champagne colored shag carpeting, white walls. Bedroom #1 – 13.5 x 13.5, double closet with sliding doors, champagne colored plush shag carpeting, ceiling fan with light. Bedroom #2 – 13.5 x 13.5, double closet with sliding doors, champagne colored plush shag carpeting, ceiling fan with light. Hall – has built-in linen storage closets and drawers. Carport – 22 x 22 carport with cement floor parks two vehicles. Storage room – 10.5 x 18 located at North end of the carport. OUTBUILDINGS: 1. 30 X 50 all-steel constructed shop building has cement floors, passage door, one overhead door, electrical service and one window. Owner reports the floors are 12 inches thick. 2. Party house – 12 x 12 frame building has one door and screened openings on all 4 sides. This building is used for card games, dominoes and outside cooking. 3. Masonry constructed storm cellar. PRICE: $125,000. TAXES: $364.36 paid last year with homestead exemption. COMMENTS: Nice little retirement place in a convenient location just 5 minutes to churches, shopping, medical clinic and schools. Very pretty area with scenic mountains in view. If you like hunting and fishing – this is the place to be. Thousands and thousands of acres of mountain wilderness lands including 1.5 million acres of Ouachita National Forest where you can camp, hike, ride your horse, ride your 4-wheeler or just enjoy the quiet and solitude of the endless rolling mountains. Many nearby streams and lakes including Wister Lake State Park which is only 5 miles. Hunting for deer, turkey, quail, rabbit and other game. Good land for a garden, berries or pasture for a couple of riding horses. This property is being sold to settle and estate so it is now vacant and ready for immediate occupancy.