Realty PRO Hansbarger Realty

05/21/2026

RESORT-CASINO Location 360 Degree AERIAL TOUR: Why is Walters Lake the most data supported location for a full DESTINATION RESORT Casino in NE Indiana?
Well, here's a NEW 360° VIDEO taken from the approximate roofline height of the proposed resort. The INFO in video, and on the ground ... tells the story.
KEY SITE METRICS:
• 3,400+ feet of lake frontage
• 3,400+ feet to the nearest home (only one visible in the far distance)
• 0 residential lakes within impact range
• 0 towns directly affected by traffic flow
• ½ mile to I 69
• Minutes to I 80/90 (Toll Road)
• 186 contiguous acres with natural wooded buffers
• Multi state capture zone with Michigan border minutes away
These are hard numbers, NOT opinions.
WHY DATA MATTERS?
• LOW TRAFFIC Impact: Distance from towns + direct interstate access = lowest congestion profile of any potential site in the region.
• PROTECTION for RESIDENTIAL: With over 3,400 feet to the nearest home and no adjacent lakes, Walters Lake has the lowest residential conflict index of any site under discussion.
• TOURISM Economics: Proximity to I 69/I 80/90 positions the site to recapture out of state gaming revenue Indiana currently loses.
• ACCESSIBILITY for OPERATOR: A true destination resort requires acreage, buffers, visibility, and access — Walters Lake is the only site that checks all four boxes simultaneously.
• BENEFITS our COUNTY: A full resort model generates significantly more year round jobs, tax revenue, and tourism than some roadside casino; the metrics just don’t work otherwise.
SO, it’s NOT … IF or WHEN Indiana will place another casino, the question is WHERE. And the data overwhelmingly supports Walters Lake as the location that benefits everyone … the operator, the State, and Steuben County, as the least intrusive, best all year-round location.
IF you SUPPORT a full DESTINATION RESORT Casino that maximizes economic impact while minimizing residential disruption, please LIKE and SHARE so more people can see the facts.
(For direct info, contact Mark Hansbarger)

05/16/2026

CASINO NIGHT in STEUBEN COUNTY! How appropriate is this! Fundraiser for Community Humane Shelter of Steuben County, Indiana with silent auction items, live auction once-in-a-Lifetime worldly vacations, and games, games, games for Raffles. So many ways to win and the animals while having fun fun fun.

05/16/2026

04/28/2026

"It isn't IF ... It is WHERE" And NOT just a casino ... it MUST be MUCH MORE ... and have value for ALL of US in Steuben County. And like all real estate ... it is "Location, Location, Location." - Mark Hansbarger

03/07/2026

IDEAL LOCATION and Nature Opportunity, just 1/2 mile off the Interchange in NE Indiana, between: Chicago & Toledo, Detroit & Indy! 186 ACRES with 3,400 feet lakefront, plus 1500 Feet Road Front, another 1500 feet wetlands nature area, 50 acres woods, what an amazing opportunity!

02/10/2026

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY & PUBLIC SAFETY promoted by our NE REALTORS on Monday during "Delegation Days" along with taxes and land uses, including my "shameless MENTION" about a NE Indiana CASINO RESORT on the 186 ACRES with 3,400 FEET LAKEFRONT, when the Ft Wayne delegation promoted their area, "fair is fair," right? Good meeting on real issues with Indiana State Senators and Reps who graciously considered our professional real world input as we also took time from our schedules to meet. If you need professional ADVICE, contact US, "because that's who we "R."

02/02/2026

It's a WONDERFUL LIFE, living at the LAKE, and what a great way to "TRY BEFORE you BUY" at Clear Lake Resort! So, to "WET your APPETITE," here's the most affordable way to stay a week to know if it's what you seek. And when you're ready to make your investment, you'll know just WHAT you WANT, and our Realty PRO's will help you get it JUST RIGHT. With lake vacations, rentals, since 1948, lake, town, country, business and farm real estate since 1966. Yes, because that's who we "R." Contact us.

02/02/2026

RENTAL NEAR TRINE coming soon for summer 2026, 2027! Contact now!

This 1330 square feet Multiple Occupancy home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is located at 403 Oakwood St, Angola, IN.

01/27/2026

INDIANA'S CASINO-RESORT ... COULD GO HERE! 186 ACRES with 3,400 FEET LAKEFRONT, just off I-80/90 & I-69. Well, it's better than many other options for a FULL VACATION PARADSISE in the heart of 101 LAKES area! Just saying. - Mark Hansbarger.

Listed for sale at $3750000. 186 ACRES, 3,400 FEET OF LAKEFRONT ON 182-ACRE WALTERS LAKE: With deep woods, open areas, and multiple secluded building...

11/11/2025

WANTED: GARAGE RENTAL and outside park of vehicles for client. - Mark Hansbarger