Log Homes For Sale

Coventry Log Homes Tradesman Series offers any newbie to the Log Home adventure a great starter house. Here’s one of my favorites.

Floor Plan: The Franklin

With a complete package at under 50,000 this is a great deal for your first home, or your first retirement home on the lake somewhere. Yet it’s roomy enough and has 3 bedrooms one of which can double as an office.

Contact Coventry Log Homes Today and Let em know the good folks over at Log Homes Journal sent ya.

Welcome to On The Market where we shine the spotlight on cabins currently for sale so you know what to expect the next time your are On The Market. This week we are traveling to beautiful Dent, Minnesota population 177!!

Listed on 11/20/2007 by Lakesteam realtors, the 2890 square foot home is everything you could ask for in a cabin.

Just look at the grass that covers most of the 5 acres the single story cabin sits on. With over 350 feet of prime private lake shoreline and the 9,000 acre Maplewood State Park just a few miles away, pictures just don’t seem to do this home justice. Let’s take a look inside:

This view tells us a couple of very important things about this particular cabin: 1)It’s been taken care of. The look of the wood, the way everything comes off very clean looking not to mention the choice in furniture lets you know the previous owner loved this place 2) The natural light surrounding the cabin isn’t blocked by bulky walls or heavy curtains. Nothing brings out that log cabin shine like sunlight and the builders of this cabin kept that in mind.

Now let’s talk specs!! 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a 3 season porch, 2 sheds, and a garage equal enough space for the largest of families. Not to mention that private lake!!! Now I know what you’re thinking. This thing probably runs in the upper $100k’s. Wrong. Try just under $300k. Can you believe this amazing cabin with it’s built in fireplaces and beautiful hardwood floors is under $500k? There’s something to be said about small town living and the allure of a life filled walking hiking trails after hours spent fishing all day.

Over the past few months I’ve posted a regular column on Friday’s entitled “Cabin Critiques” which basically showcases the different ways people are decorating their homes. Though I still plan to continue that thread on a weekly basis, I thought it might be cool to take that idea to the next step. “On The Market” will not only allow us a chance to peer inside various types of log homes, but what sets this new thread apart is that it will highlight cabins that are currently for sale!! Meaning if you wanted to, you could literally pick up the phone and own the cabin you just read about within hours of seeing it here on the Log Homes Journal. Plus this will give us a chance to explore the market in terms of how much bang you can get for your buck.. How many rooms will $100k buy you? Does an $300k cabin come with a Jacuzzi? These are all things we will be exploring in the weeks to come.

Today’s cabin for sale comes from Eagle Star realtors and is located in southeast Ohio adjacent to Burr Oak State Park. The park offers numerous miles of hiking trails, sandy beaches, hunting grounds, and of course a fantastic golf course. Enough about the surroundings though, let’s get to the good stuff. Check out this gorgeous cabin:

Sitting on 31-acres of the greenest terrain you have ever seen, the 3420 sq ft estate features: 3 bathrooms, 2 laundry rooms, 3 bedrooms (1 master first floor and 2 second floor), 2 porches, cathedral ceilings, a great room, a loft, and RV parking. Be prepared to be blown away by this dazzling kitchen:

How much to the owners want for the house and the included 3 car garage? How does $499k sound? Is this too steep? Is this a steel? Here’s your turn to give share your thoughts. How much would you pay for this amazing home? Did I mention it is a favorite spot for wild deer?

You know what I like? I like long walks in the woods listening to the sounds of nature. I like getting up at 4 a.m., grabbing my rod n’reel, a ham sandwich, and casting into my favorite fishing hole just as the sun comes up. I like forgetting about the next project or deadline and reading a good paper back. And I gotta feeling I’m going to love Cielo Falls.

Located in Boone, NC. nestled on 1,100 acres of the most beautiful land ever to be had on this entire planet, when complete Cielo Falls promises to be a log home lovers paradise. By 2009 the development will not only feature 50 custom built cabins, but more than 650 acres of prime forest land waiting to be enjoyed. In addition to individual cabins construction has just begun on the 3o,000 sq ft clubhouse which will include an indoor pool, catering kitchen, a couple tennis courts, basketball court, hot tub, and a gigantic main room perfect for parties.

Each of the custom built Heritage Log Homes will provide the best in log cabin living. From fire and security systems, to gourmet kitchens, to ten inch thick walls, Cielo Homes come in a number of varieties including:

The Timber Ridge

The Pinnacle

The Royal Pine

As for the price here’s a look at their introductory DISCOVERY PACKAGE:

3 day/2 night accommodations for 2 at Marriott’s Fairfield Inn in Boone

Dinner for 2 in the Jackson Dining Room at the beautiful Broyhill Inn in Boone

A private, guided tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s premier luxury log home community—Cielo Falls

A $375 retail value, all for just $129

For an additional $50.00 you can enjoy skiing for two at
Appalachian Ski Mountain

Now to go too far because tomorrow I’m going to be doing this weeks Cabin Critiques on several of the models shown above. If you think they are beautiful on the outside, wait till you see the inside!!

Let’s say you wanted to buy a log home and didn’t want to deal with the hassle of designing it. I figured it’d be easy to find a log home for sale. Just talk to a local realtor and see if they had any idea of one for sale. They didn’t find one that suit my needs. So I started looking online and I found a great way to find log homes for sale online.

Virtual For Sale By Owner has a great directory of log homes for sale that is easily browsed for by state.

It’s been added to our new resource page on Log Homes For Sale so you can find log homes for sale near you in the future.