[Bugqueen]

Hi, we've visited SE OK a couple of times, just got back from 2 weeks camping at Beaver Bend. Wow, is the water ever high! We would like to winter in OK, say from November to April. Met a lot of wonderful people, OK people are the best, everyone acts as is you knew them forever. Very friendly folks, liked it a lot. We looked at a number of properties, from Broken Bow to Antlers. But I think our dream winter home would be on the Kiamichi River. Awesome! Unforturnately our realtors didn't have any river properties to show us. Anyone out there know of something for sale by owner? Since it will be a winter home don't want to spend a ton of money. Any suggestions?

[briansgi]

Check with this company:

John H. Cocke Real Estate, L.L.C - Oklahoma Recreational, Hunting, Ranch, Horse Properties For Sale
Or:
United Country Gooding Real Estate - Homes, Farms, Ranches & Land

[debbie at bouontiful]

How about Lake Eufaula. I live near that and it is a lot of fun. Nice easy winters too.

[Bugqueen]

Originally Posted by debbie at bouontiful

How about Lake Eufaula. I live near that and it is a lot of fun. Nice easy winters too.

Eugaula is a beautiful lake, but my husband thinks it is too far north. From watching weather on internet, it seems that area is about 10 degrees colder in the winter. Is that right? Tell me more about your winter temps please. Would be interested in it if it isn't that much colder. Positively hate snow from living in Illinois all our lives.

[Bugqueen]

Originally Posted by briansgi

Check with this company:

John H. Cocke Real Estate, L.L.C - Oklahoma Recreational, Hunting, Ranch, Horse Properties For Sale
Or:
United Country Gooding Real Estate - Homes, Farms, Ranches & Land

Used both of those realty companies while we were there. Nice people, we toured a lot of country with them.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by Bugqueen

Used both of those realty companies while we were there. Nice people, we toured a lot of country with them.

Pick an agent you really like and have them look for you, then if something good becomes available through another company, they may be able to co-broker it. And if you're really lucky ih your choice, the agent you pick will act more as a buyer's agent, which is very much to your benefit.

Oh, and the snow in OK is nothing like that in Illinois, believe me. I grew up in MO, and then lived in Alaska. When there's snow here, it's more an interesting change of scenery that doesn't last more than a couple days at most. There are the occasional ice storms, but those don't happen every year, and they vanish pretty fast, too.

[stillkit]

The weather in SE Oklahoma can get ugly in the winter. Cold is not uncommon and neither is ice. They get relatively little snow, but it'll sleet and ice up at the drop of a hat. The bad part is that they do absolutely nothing to the roads when they get icy. Their method of ice removal is based upon the Bible: The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Don't expect to go anywhere when it gets icy.

And, those lovely pine trees come crashing down when the ice gets heavy. They're very unstable, especially when standing alone, and ice will bring them right through your house. Be sure to cut back trees within falling distance of your house.

By the way, those "nice" people you met there will steal you blind if you leave your house unattended for too long. And, the farther east you go from Hugo or Antlers, the worse it gets. I don't know why (though I have my suspicions), but McCurtain and Choctaw Counties have a very high incidence of nutty people who are quite dangerous. So does Pushmataha. The farther you go up into the hills, the more people you meet who really don't want you there and, if you're trespassing, may very well shoot you. Additionally, there's still some moonshine stills secreted up in the Kiamichi's and more dope gardens and meth labs than you care to think about.

Keep your eyes open.

[debbie at bouontiful]

My problem with this area Southeast OK (near McAlester) is that it doesn't get cold enough. Yes, we have had a couple ice storms but those ice storm went all the way down to Antlers so I am not sure now you get away from them. What I like about Lake Eufalua is it is very big and lots and lots of places to go on the lake. As far as winter goes, I hardly ever wear a heavy coat. Now, I moved here from the Wis/Il border on the Mississippi River. Snow bound in that area.

[Bugqueen]

Originally Posted by debbie at bouontiful

My problem with this area Southeast OK (near McAlester) is that it doesn't get cold enough. Yes, we have had a couple ice storms but those ice storm went all the way down to Antlers so I am not sure now you get away from them. What I like about Lake Eufalua is it is very big and lots and lots of places to go on the lake. As far as winter goes, I hardly ever wear a heavy coat. Now, I moved here from the Wis/Il border on the Mississippi River. Snow bound in that area.

Now that is a good indorcement (sp) If you lived on the Miss at the Wis/Il border then you really know cold and wind and snow. Thanks so much, I think we will look at Lake Eufalua area from your posts. I know what you mean about ditching the winter coats, have to laugh when the OK people talked about the cold, LOL. Yeah, we got a couple of really nasty ice storms when you did, it wrecked my snow/wind screen pines in front of the house here in Illinois. Also the wind was so fierce for 3 months this spring that it tore them up even more.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by Bugqueen

Now that is a good indorcement (sp) If you lived on the Miss at the Wis/Il border then you really know cold and wind and snow. Thanks so much, I think we will look at Lake Eufalua area from your posts. I know what you mean about ditching the winter coats, have to laugh when the OK people talked about the cold, LOL. Yeah, we got a couple of really nasty ice storms when you did, it wrecked my snow/wind screen pines in front of the house here in Illinois. Also the wind was so fierce for 3 months this spring that it tore them up even more.

I grew up in MO, as I said in an earlier post, in St Louis, but also on the Mississippi. Nasty, nasty winters there! After I got to Alaska - south coastal, I'll admit, but still Alaska - the winters were much milder there, just longer. Since I've been in OK, I haven't had any reason to wear what I'd consider winter clothing at all. Even my 'summer' clothing is mostly too warm to wear here.