25067 Farm Road 1266 — Shell Knob, Barry County, Missouri

Still available at $449,000 — reduced from $550,000

Some properties sit because something is wrong with them. This one has been sitting because of a number, and that number changed.

Back in the spring, 25067 Farm Road 1266 came to market at $550,000. Today it's offered at $449,000 — a $101,000 reduction. If you looked at this property earlier in the year and quietly moved on because the math didn't work, this is worth a second look. The house didn't change. The land didn't change. The view off the deck is exactly what it was. What changed is what it costs to own it.

That kind of reduction on acreage near Table Rock Lake doesn't come along often, and it's the reason this listing deserves a fresh set of eyes from anyone still searching homes for sale in Shell Knob MO or watching Barry County MO real estate for the right combination of house, land, and price.

Property features

The house sits on 5.37 acres of part-wooded ground in Barry County, built in 2009, with 2,520 finished square feetacross a main level and a heated walkout basement.

On the main level:

• Three bedrooms and two full bathrooms, all on one floor — the primary bedroom measures 15.4 x 14.4
• A living room running nearly 20 feet wide (19.9 x 14.11), anchored by a wood-burning fireplace
• Dining room at 15.8 x 14.8 and a kitchen with a center island and walk-in closets throughout
• Dedicated laundry room, ceiling fans, central heat and air

Below: a heated walkout basement adding 939 finished square feet — usable, conditioned space rather than a dark storage cellar, with direct access to the yard.

Outside:

• Deck with a lake view, plus a covered front porch
• Detached workshop — the outbuilding most buyers on acreage end up wishing they had
• Two-car attached garage, an additional carport, and RV parking
• Barbed wire fencing across part-wooded, rolling terrain
• Metal roof and vinyl exterior — the low-maintenance combination that matters when you're a few miles out

Systems and specifics: private well with a newer pressure tank in the well house, septic sewer, central heat and air, Shell Knob School District. The washer, dryer, refrigerator, stove and microwave all convey. Annual property taxes run $1,579.

Two things worth stating plainly. This is modular construction, not manufactured, built in 2009 on a block and pier foundation — MLS lists financing as cash or conventional, so buyers planning to use FHA, VA, or USDA financing should talk to a lender before falling in love with it. And this is a lake view lot, not lakefront. There's no dock, no shoreline, and no water frontage. What you get is elevation, trees, and a view of the water from the deck. We'd rather you know that from the blog than find out from the driveway.

What it's like to live in Shell Knob, Barry County, Missouri

Shell Knob is a lake town that never quite turned into a resort, and most people who live here consider that the whole point.

Table Rock Lake is minutes away — 43,100 surface acres of it, with more than 800 miles of shoreline running across southwest Missouri and into northwest Arkansas. Boating, fishing, and kayaking run from spring through fall, and the marinas around the Shell Knob and Cape Fair arms stay busy without ever feeling like Branson Landing. Crappie, bass, and walleye keep the fishing pressure steady year-round.

Highway 39 runs north out of Shell Knob and connects toward Highway 76, which puts Branson roughly 45 minutes east — close enough for dinner, shows, shopping, or the healthcare, hospitality, and tourism jobs that anchor employment across the region. Cassville, the Barry County seat, sits about 20 minutes west for county business, groceries, and services. Roaring River State Park and its trout hatchery are a short drive south.

What you don't get out here is traffic, streetlights, or neighbors close enough to hear. What you do get is a gravel-and-blacktop rhythm, a lot of deer, and the particular quiet that 5.37 acres buys you. For buyers looking at acreage for sale in Barry County or lake area property near Table Rock Lake, that combination — real land, a real house, and water within minutes — is the reason people move to this corner of the Ozarks and mostly don't leave.

Who this property is perfect for

Describing use cases, not people:

• Anyone who wants land and a lake within minutes of each other. Lakefront lots come with shoreline restrictions, Corps of Engineers permitting, and price tags to match. This is the version where you own real acreage and drive five minutes to the water.
• Anyone who needs a workshop. The detached shop plus the attached two-car garage plus a carport is genuinely uncommon at this price point in Barry County.
• Anyone with an RV, a boat, or both. Dedicated RV parking and room to turn a trailer around without a three-point maneuver.
• Anyone wanting one-level living with expansion room. Three bedrooms and two baths on the main floor, plus a heated walkout basement that can become whatever you need — office, guest space, shop, storage.
• Anyone considering short-term rental income. The Table Rock corridor has real vacation-rental demand. Short-term rental potential exists here, but buyers should independently verify current Barry County and Missouri regulations before counting on it.
• Anyone who wants space for animals, a garden, or equipment. Part-wooded, part-open, already fenced with barbed wire.

What should I know before buying a home with a well and septic near Table Rock Lake?

Verify three things: the condition and output of the well, the age and capacity of the septic system, and whether the property is lake view or lakefront, because those are entirely different purchases. On this property, the pressure tank in the well house has been recently replaced, which is one of the more common failure points on a private water system. Any buyer should still order a water quality test and a septic inspection during the inspection period, and a lender may require both regardless.

The lake view versus lakefront distinction matters more than most buyers expect. Lakefront property on Table Rock typically involves Corps of Engineers flowage easements, dock permitting, and restrictions on what you can build near the water. A lake view property like this one carries none of that — you own the land outright to the boundary, with no shoreline regulation, and you trade dock access for simplicity and a considerably lower price.

What is my home worth in Shell Knob, MO?

Barry County home values vary widely depending on lake proximity, acreage, water access, and whether a property is lakefront, lake view, or simply lake area — three categories that can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars within the same few miles. The only way to get a real number is a comparative market analysis from an agent who has actually walked comparable properties around Shell Knob, Cassville, and Seligman.

Venture Group Real Estate provides these at no cost across Southwest Missouri. If you own around Shell Knob and you've been wondering whether now is the moment to sell your home in Barry County, or you've owned lake-area land for years without a current sense of its value, that conversation costs nothing and takes about twenty minutes.

How to see 25067 Farm Road 1266

Directions: From the Dollar General in Shell Knob, head south on MO-39 for approximately 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Farm Road 1260 and continue about half a mile. Turn left onto Farm Road 1266 — the property will be on your left. Watch for the red barn.

Showings are booking now. Whether you're actively searching homes for sale in Shell Knob MO, comparing acreage for sale in Barry County, or you're on the other side of it and thinking about listing your home in Barry County, this is a straightforward phone call.

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