Key Takeaways
- A 122.6-acre Missouri property sold quickly due to its rare stocked lake, hunting habitat, and tillable farmland.
- Recreational properties in Pike County are highly sought after for their proximity to St. Louis and prime hunting grounds.
- Building a lake like the one on this property can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take years to develop.
When a nearly $1.5 million recreational property in northeast Missouri went on the market this spring, it took only a couple of weeks to sell.
The Pike County property, outside Bowling Green, checked many of the boxes buyers look for in this part of the state: diverse habitat for deer and turkey hunting, an extensive trail system, and tillable acres for crop production.
But the real star of the property was something you don’t find very often: a large, fully stocked lake ready for anglers chasing their next big catch.
About the Sale
Aaron Bennett of Whitetail Properties said the lake was a major selling point.
“Big lakes like the one on this property are really hard to find,” he said. “Finding a property with a suitable lake-building site can be difficult, and then there’s the expense. It could cost up to $300,000, and then you have to wait for it to fill, stock it with fish, and wait three to four years before you have good fishing. Or you can pay upfront, like this buyer did.”…