Get waterfront living for a lot less

Affordable oceanfront property can be hard to find. But you can buy a sweet lake house for under a million. Here are four of them on the market now.

2 of 4

Mount Vernon, Texas

Price: $789,500

Custom home on Lake Cypress Springs comes with stainless-steel appliances, wood floors, and a large backyard deck.

Rooms: 4 bed, 3 bath

Square feet: 2,647

Taxes: $9,480

Lot size: 1.75 acres

NEXT: Fredericktown, Mo.

Last updated June 26 2009: 5:55 AM ET

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