| One of the most difficult tasks about planning a | | | | much more expensive and there will also be zoning |
| dream log home is buying the appropriate and yet | | | | restrictions. You should check with the town zoning |
| cost-effective piece of land. You need to consider | | | | board or building department to see if there are |
| the various areas that interest you in order to carry | | | | going to be any major building developments planned |
| out the plan of your dream log home perfectly. | | | | for the future, as well as any zoning restrictions for |
| Buying an existing log home reduces some of the | | | | building your log home. |
| expenses versus building from scratch and therefore | | | | How much land you want is an important point that |
| you might want to really consider this route. | | | | you need to decide on. Whether the land will be |
| When you have a existing house on some property | | | | wooded or open and whether it would be flat or |
| instead of just a piece of land with no house, you | | | | sloping is to be considered. What about water body |
| would not have to worry about getting electricity, | | | | that might be nearby? Have you always thought of |
| sewage system and water supplies to the house | | | | having a dream log home near a stream or river or |
| since they will already exist. This would be a huge | | | | the ocean? |
| saving in expenses. | | | | Then think about the supplies that are going to be |
| When you decide that you are going to be living in a | | | | available in the area. Find out where the nearest gas |
| rural area, not only will you have to consider the well, | | | | station, lumber store, hardware store and food |
| septic and electricity, but you will also have to | | | | market are located. |
| consider getting a road to your log home. Also, | | | | Consider the kind of taxes that you are going to pay. |
| consider that you will need telephone service as well. | | | | Thinking about your budget for the land is of course |
| Another important thing that you need to remember | | | | your priority. |
| when buying land for your log home is that you need | | | | In order to make life easier you also need to know if |
| to select and choose the spot because of its natural | | | | the people who will be living around you are friendly |
| beauty. There is nothing like sitting on the front | | | | or not. If they are the ones who are willing to help |
| porch of you log home just taking in the view. | | | | you out in situations then you can be sure that you |
| If you are looking for a piece of land in a more urban | | | | will get along just fine with them. |
| area then you should already know that it will be | | | | |