Horseshoe Bend is about 9000 acres of golf and lake resort with many residential communities all nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains of North Central Arkansas. The city's current population is 2400 residents, and it benefits from a great many features.

As a property owner, you will gain access to two golf courses (one championship - the Ladies PGA is hosting a tournament right now); three large lakes with fantastic bass and other fishing, a marina with boating and water-skiing; tennis courts; swimming pools; miniature golf course, many parks, the Strawberry River, and much more.

Horseshoe Bend has its own full-time police force, a fire department, medical services, petrol stations, shopping, restaurants, health spa with indoor pool, civic centre, library, an airstip, churches, a post office, and everything you would find in a typical American community.

The community began as a retirement resort in the 1960s. However, it now enjoys two and three generations of family involvement. It offers a relaxing, safe and economical lifestyle where taxes are low, spirits are high, and the benefits endless. Horseshoe Bend has been recognised to be one of the safest towns in the country.

ILWP firmly believes that an investment in Horseshoe Bend is a wise and profitable venture. Buying now, whilst the prices are relatively low, enables you to participate in the growth of this community, and enjoy the associated increases in value.

Covenants and Restrictions

There is no time limit requiring you to build on your plot by a certain date. The land can remain vacant for as long as you wish. When a property is built it must be a maximum of two storeys high and consist of a minimum area of approximately 1,000 sq ft.

Tax Information

There are two taxes that are payable on an ongoing basis after the purchase of a plot: Real Estate Tax and an Improvement District Assessment. The Tax is payable annually in arrears and the Assessment payable in advance. The latest date for payment of both is 10th October every year. At the present time the Assessment is roughly $100 per year and the real estate tax is $15-$17 per year for a plot only (i.e. no house). If the Tax or the Assessment is not paid then the property can be foreclosed. There is no obligation on the tax charger to send out a notice; it simply becomes payable.

As an additional service, ILWP will contact you in September of each year to remind you of the final date for payment of the taxes.

Title Insurance

Title insurance is principally a product developed and sold in the United States as a result of the deficiency of the US land records. It is standard practice whenever buying land or property anywhere in the United States to take out a title insurance policy. It protects an owner's financial interest in property against loss due to any title defect by reimbursing the insured for the actual monetary loss suffered, up to the dollar amount of insurance provided by the policy. The cost of title insurance is currently offering free of charge as an introductory offer to all MyOverseasProperty.ie clients.