Mike Caro selling Ozarks lake retreat (All photos)

— Looking from fireplace toward cabin kitchen —

By the way, that’s a Hendredon sofa in the foreground that I bought in perfect condition at auction for $300. It’s worth over $4,000, and I sold it at a large profit after moving in with Diane. You’ll love the deals you can find in the Ozarks.

There are two DirecTV connections in the cabin, joining the seven in the house, for a total of nine. All are linked and I had DVRs on each, so if you buy the same service, you’ll be able to record from anywhere and watch in nine places. I also had the cabin wired for Internet connection from the router in the house, but you’ll probably prefer to use a wireless router these days.

In the distance, you see two doors along the wall. One leads to the bathroom, the other to the bedroom. A separate door accesses the bathroom from the bedroom, so you can enter either way.

The bedroom has two windows and a small closet. It also has one of the two DirecTV connections in the cabin.

You’re looking toward the kitchen sink, where the window is in the middle of the background. To the left of that is the cabin’s main entry door. The layout is a bit hard to explain, but very open.

— Large cabin living area —

There is plenty of space for two large furniture groups for seating many guests, plus this game area. Off camera to the left are the kitchen and separate doorways to the bedroom and bathroom.

— Kitchen in cabin —

There’s space to locate the dining area toward the foreground, if you don’t want the table in the kitchen. I liked it there. This kitchen comes with a stove/oven, but without the refrigerator. There’s no garbage disposal or dishwasher in the cabin, but there is a hookup for washer and dryer.

You’ll find plenty of cabinet space by cabin standards. The floor is cedar.

— The other rooms in the cabin —

The left door leads to the bathroom. You can see the bedroom through the adjacent door. At right, doors open to a small closet that I currently have outfitted for a guest computer. Off camera to the left is the kitchen; and behind you is the main cabin living area. The balcony and lake is to the right of here.

— Part of bathroom in cabin —

There’s a washer and dryer hookup in a separate area behind the farthest sink.

— More cabin bathroom —

I hate having to show a photo where the toilet is the central subject, but it’s in an enclave. So, here it is, by itself. To the left is a closet with an accordion-style door.

— Looking in at a corner of cabin bedroom —

— Cabin bedroom, looking toward living area and bathroom —

— Wide stairs from cabin balcony lead to yard and lake —

— Railing just added to cabin balcony —

Where you see the deteriorating, empty flower boxes in other photos — well, those were replaced in November, 2013. That happened thanks to David Todd, Diane’s brother-in-law, who is house sitting for us. It amazes me that so many people in the Ozarks have skills that we lack in the cities. David is a particular magician, and you’ll like this late addition to the cabin balcony, overlooking the lake.

— Beneath cabin balcony is a door to crawlspace storage —

— Fishing chair at entrance to cove —

A path below the cabin leads to here, where the shoreline to the right leads into the small cove and the main lake is to the left.

— Another view of lake, from shoreline below house —

— Rear of cabin from another angle —

— Cabin in winter —

Snowfalls are less frequent here than in northern or midwest parts of the United States. This Missouri property is just a mile or so north of the Arkansas border.

But most years you can count on two to four snow storms. This was one of my favorite moments from 2010 — when the cabin’s stone fireplace seemed inviting.

— Paddle boat in cove —

This “hidden” cove is completely surrounded by the property and gets few waves (which is also true of the main lakefront here). It’s perfect for launching paddle boats. Mine is actually electric. But I’m not always lazy, so I sometimes use the peddles, instead.

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