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Log Home Financing (Or Lack Thereof) Halts Our Log Home Construction Plans

We qualify for the loans, but there just aren't enough log homes that have been sold recently around here for the banks to use as 'comps' in order to determine a fair appraisal value for our proposed log home. They're coming in way lower than we can build this log home for. And the banks won't budge.

If We Could Build Our Log Home Over Again… Some Things We Would Do Differently

We built a log cabin that is CLOSE to our dream log home, but a few things are lacking. Here are a few things that we would do differently if we were to build a log home again.

How To Obtain Log Home Financing In The Midst Of A Mortgage Crisis… Here’s What Worked For Us

Here I summarize our personal experience with log home financing, as well as provide information and tips that will hopefully help you finance your log home.

Reasons To Add A Basement To Your Log Home, Plus How To Build A Basement On A Budget

Need more space in your log home?... Consider a walk out basement! Here are some great reasons to consider building a log home with a basement, plus tips for building your basement while still staying within your log home budget.

Log Cabins On U.S. Pennies And Stamps

Despite the fact that the Log Cabin Society of Michigan has been trying for the past 10 years to get a log cabin featured on a U.S. postage stamp -- no no avail -- the U.S. Mint has decided to put a log cabin on the U.S. penny!

All These Delays & Changes May Actually Be A GOOD Thing…

It's been about 2 years since we started the process of building our log home. We had the land picked out, the bank picked out, the GC picked out, the builder picked out, the logs picked out, the floorplan designed the way we wanted it, and we even started clearing the land. Then why isn't our log home done yet? Why haven't we even raised the first log yet?