Lakefront Bargain Hunt

A family looks for a lodging on the lakes of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

A family hopes to buy waterfront property on North Carolina's Lake Norman.

A married couple looks for a vacation home on Smith Lake in Alabama.

A family searches for a close-to-home getaway on Deer Lake in Washington.

A couple hopes to purchase a vacation home on Lake Champlain in New York.

A family hopes to buy a home on Lake Chatuge in Georgia or North Carolina.

A married couple hopes to purchase a lakefront vacation home in Alabama.

A family hopes to buy a cottage in Chaumont, New York, on Lake Ontario.

A couple searches for a lakefront getaway in Grand Lake, Colorado.

A family hunts for a deal on a lakefront home in Polk County, Wisconsin.

A family searches for a lake house on the shores of Lake of the Ozarks.

Two families look for the bare necessities on Big Bear Lake in California.