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Buy? Build? Or Modular? Which costs less per square foot?

Buy? Build? Or Modular? Which costs less per square foot?

The price per square foot is one way to compare home prices. Real estate listings will tell you a home’s price per square foot. This is the listing price divided by the home’s total square footage. Around us, the average price per square foot right 

Compact Cottages Custom Built on Your Land from under $200k

Compact Cottages Custom Built on Your Land from under $200k

Compact Cottages is a local (Asheville area) company that builds small efficient houses from pre-fabricated pieces for “between $200k – $350k for a brand new home (not including land costs).”  The houses are cost-effective, with a small footprint. Floor plans are logical, with every inch 

How Can I Get Help With Home Repairs?

How Can I Get Help With Home Repairs?

First, DO NOT get scammed. Identity Theft Don’t give away personal information. Anyone can be a victim of identity theft. Don’t fill out an online application that asks for your bank account information, Social Security number or anything else that can be used to steal 

Real Log Cabin Kits and Shells

Real Log Cabin Kits and Shells

This company sells kits to build a real traditional log cabin, like settlers lived in. Real Log Cabin Kit in Madison, IN Hand crafted real log cabins. Custom made per your specifications from select white pine in any size or configuration. Single story, 1&1/2 story, 

Finish-Yourself Cabins from $2,490 to $14,980

Finish-Yourself Cabins from $2,490 to $14,980

Someone recommended a cabin shell on Facebook Marketplace. The cabin is finished on the outside, but the inside is completely unfinished. The seller has a lot of different sizes and prices from $2,490 to $14,980.  They look like log cabins on the outside, built with 

The Little Cabin Has Power!

The Little Cabin Has Power!

A team showed up from Sumter Utilities to pull power to the cabin.  Now Mom can move in as soon as she is ready. Want to see how they get electricity from the road to the power meter? Although people had been here to mark 

Geodesic Dome Homes

Geodesic Dome Homes

Someone asked me to take a look at the Dome House on Facebook Marketplace. I searched “dome” and found three local and a lot more outside my local area. This is the  one she wanted me to see. 19.7ft (6m) Dome Home – it’s available!!! 

Half Price Allwood Claudia Cabin Kit

Half Price Allwood Claudia Cabin Kit

If you have been looking at the Allwood Scandinavian Cabin Kits, this is probably the best deal you will get. An Allwood Claudia Cabin Kit is on Facebook Marketplace at approximately half price. The Claudia kit retails for $10,450.00. The included interior wall kit is 

Final Electric: Ground Rods and Flagged for Underground Power

Final Electric: Ground Rods and Flagged for Underground Power

We did not need an electrician to set up our modular cabin. All the wiring was done by Westwood Cabins, www.westwoodcabins.com and the electric meter was already mounted. I keep thinking we are done, but there are still things I didn’t think of. The only 

Landings and Steps

Landings and Steps

We plan to have a real front porch, but the project has cost more than we expected, so for now we just have the minimum steps and landings we need to get a CO. We can add a porch later. The temporary landings are so