The private drive will take you off the county-maintained road into the large home site. The clearing is of abundant size for a productive homestead. The property has a slight slope to the south with open skies perfect for a solar array. A second opening south of the homesite could be used for livestock or gardening. Further back to the south on the property is a ridgeline that the area's wildlife uses as a travel corridor.

Houston, Mo., is the largest town in Texas County. You will find TCMH hospital, a Wal-Mart Super Center, grocery and convenience stores, lumber and hardware stores, and a feed mill there. Houston is the hometown of world-famous circus clown Emmett Kelly. Each year the town holds an Emmet Kelly day that draws visitors from all over.