Camp property found, now updates.

[paulsharvey]

North Central and North East Florida has a ton of small and medium lakes, and multiple navigatable rivers. What we don't have a lot of, is public access. The vast majority of small lakes can only be accessed from private property.

Google Earth and take a look at Interlachen FL. It's a low income area, with hundreds and hundreds of small lakes. My understanding, in German, the name means "connected lakes"

 

[paulsharvey]

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[ArlyA]

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Maybe this would best be in a new thread?

 

[paulsharvey]

Maybe this would best be in a new thread?

I know I've followed on/off this thread, and the general search, but what I don't remember, are you kinda focusing in on a 25 mile radius, or just the general upper peninsula of Michigan? Obviously I'm not suggesting FLa for snow skiing trails; but how narrow geographically is your search? Does moving a county over significantly change the cost up there,

 

[ArlyA]

Was back to the camp with 40 acres that we've looked at much to see if trails could be readily built on it. This is where a garage would need to be built on.

Back side and heading into the woods. These are sandy ridges or dunes its built on. Mostly sand here.

 

[ArlyA]

UP security systems seen here.

 

[MossRoad]

UP Security System

 

[ArlyA]

Trying to see another property that came up FS near us AND meet with the owners daughter of the one we've looked at the most and seen just above. Here is another inside pic.

 

[chris the wrench]

If you like wood, that looks nice. Is that a representative sampling of the rest of the building? Hows the land/any outbuildings?

 

[ArlyA]

If you like wood, that looks nice. Is that a representative sampling of the rest of the building? Hows the land/any outbuildings?

The cabin is quite small and it only has one small out building seen below so we planed to have a 4 car sized garage added. If you go back in these thread, many interior photos have been posted. I've already been looking at pricing for that garage. Below is the out building that looked reasonably good in construction other than it needs to be a bit higher off the ground and sonotubes added as support.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

The little building should be rather easy to elevate. As long as it has a strong enough frame and floor. I recently moved my 12X16 wooden shed with the help of my wife and a neighbor. You should easily be able to lift one side at a time with jacks, I used the old timey offroad bumper jacks. I just lifted one side until it was about a block higher than the other side, cribbed it with blocks on that side then went to the other side and did the same thing, over and over until it was high enough to back a trailer under. If you wanted to add sonotube concrete you may even be able to crib it high enough to add them without having to move the building out of the way first. I bet it could be a weekend project.

 

[chris the wrench]

d. If you go back in these thread, many interior photos have been posted.

Oh yeah! My memory needed a nudge. Places sitting on the market through the summer, and starring at a long winter, has gotta make it a buyers market??

 

[ArlyA]

Oh yeah! My memory needed a nudge. Places sitting on the market through the summer, and starring at a long winter, has gotta make it a buyers market??

Most folks take there property off for the winter. Nonetheless, it does seem like a buyers market here.

 

[ArlyA]

Looked at another tonight on 45 acres and the nearest one to town yet. Was drizzling while there so I took few photos. Not a fan of log homes but we are still interested. Messaged the realtor using two different systems and not head from him yet.......

 

[chris the wrench]

s. Not a fan of log homes but we are still interested

We’ve owned one and Ive worked on quite a few. Maintenance intensive! Whats going on with the butt joint in the photo with the dog? Just below the window.

Check out Permachink. I think they make the best all around products for staining, chinking, etc. plus some good info on their website if you want to dive into log home care.

 

[ArlyA]

We’ve owned one and Ive worked on quite a few. Maintenance intensive! Whats going on with the butt joint in the photo with the dog? Just below the window.

Check out Permachink. I think they make the best all around products for staining, chinking, etc. plus some good info on their website if you want to dive into log home care.

There HIGH maintenance was why we don't really want one. We're not sure its insulated either. Questions we'd ask the realtor who's not gotten back to us....

 

[dodge man]

Our current house is a conventional ranch but the previous owners added a really nice oak log siding. We eventually had it torn off. It is very high maintenance but if taken care of is nice.

 

[chris the wrench]

We're not sure its insulated either.

Walls generally arent. If you see the same logs inside and out. Roof assembly should be, crawlspace or slab hopefully. I noticed with ours if we were gone for a few days the logs cooled off, but once home and running the wood stove 24/7 they retained heat. Not as good as a 2x6 wall cavity with quality insulation.

It is very high maintenance but if taken care of is nice.

The real nice looking log homes I worked on in momtana were third homes(or more for the owners). They looked amazing, straight out of a magazine, but the owners only lifted a check book and never a brush. There are some wood exteriors that work and look great, but lp siding/cement board is really hard to beat for looks and performance. My current house is cedar board and batten, I love the look but Im not looking forward to refinishing it!

 

[ArlyA]

We are putting a bid in this one. Chatted with the owners daughter on Saturday.

 

[EddieWalker]

Dogs like it!!!

Good luck.