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Yeah I do this, I'm sorry, but I don't have any men to bounce ideas off of anymore, and this is definitely a guy thing.
OK - here it is - along with the stupid mini pics due to lack of photo host.
I found a seasonal cabin around here for 69K - but it's been on the market for over a year, and I"m sure I could get it for in the 50s. It's solid from what I can see, well maintained, well, for a cabin that is. It's in a gorgeous spot, great views, deep in the woods, and no neighbors for a good portion of the year. Dog fence no problem, access not TOO bad, the road in front is town plowed, and four wheel would let me bulldoze into parking at the bottom of the private road. Babbling brook out the front door.
What do you think are the possibilities that this could be converted to a four season home? 2 bedroom, 1 and 1/2 bath, fireplace, kitchen, .6 acre wooded lot, no grass to mow. 15 minutes to the city where I HOPE to be working, not too far off the interstate.
Here are the obstacles.
Needs a furnace, no basement.
Needs insulation, therefore wallboard or planking to cover the inside walls (there is a winterization in MA that will cover up to 2000 of any insulation project.)
Only has seasonal water right now, pipes actually run above ground from several common wells. Shut off in the winter. The state is supposedly tough on digging wells, but there MAY have been one dug on the property, the homeowner's assoc. isn't sure. Septic must get title v before it can be sold.
OK - here it is - along with the stupid mini pics due to lack of photo host.
I found a seasonal cabin around here for 69K - but it's been on the market for over a year, and I"m sure I could get it for in the 50s. It's solid from what I can see, well maintained, well, for a cabin that is. It's in a gorgeous spot, great views, deep in the woods, and no neighbors for a good portion of the year. Dog fence no problem, access not TOO bad, the road in front is town plowed, and four wheel would let me bulldoze into parking at the bottom of the private road. Babbling brook out the front door.
What do you think are the possibilities that this could be converted to a four season home? 2 bedroom, 1 and 1/2 bath, fireplace, kitchen, .6 acre wooded lot, no grass to mow. 15 minutes to the city where I HOPE to be working, not too far off the interstate.
Here are the obstacles.
Needs a furnace, no basement.
Needs insulation, therefore wallboard or planking to cover the inside walls (there is a winterization in MA that will cover up to 2000 of any insulation project.)
Only has seasonal water right now, pipes actually run above ground from several common wells. Shut off in the winter. The state is supposedly tough on digging wells, but there MAY have been one dug on the property, the homeowner's assoc. isn't sure. Septic must get title v before it can be sold.
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