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How to Build a Lakefront Home for Cheap
By Rich Zemonek
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Are you interested in building a new lake front property with a beautiful lot, log home and boat dock for around $300k? A place to gather and make unforgettable memories with family and friends?
We had the same desire but had no idea how much it would cost or how to get started. We didn't give up and completed our new lake front log home property with a gentle slope lot and a single slip boat dock for around $300k in just five months!
We wanted to share our experience so we created this illustrated "How-to" guide to provide a quick snapshot of the steps and general financial information for each of the steps we took towards completion. If you are ready to jump in and pursue your dreams of owning a lake front property, we hope this guide provides some helpful information to make your dream a reality.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRichard D. Zemonek
Release dateDec 23, 2022
ISBN9798215681824
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How to Build a Lakefront Home for Cheap - Rich Zemonek
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Basic steps
2. Find A lot
3. Prep the lot
4. Permits and inspections
5. Build the boat dock
6. Select the log home kit
7. Install temporary power
8. Build the log home foundation
9. Log kit delivery
10. Build home outer shell
11. Utilities, Insulation & Roof
12. Finish home interior
13. Final inspection & COO
14. Driveway and some landscaping
15. Financial summary spreadsheets
Introduction
In 1981, my parents fulfilled their dream of building a home on a nearby lake in North Carolina. The twenty years I spent coming to their lake home as a teenager, a college student and then into early married life were packed with great, long-lasting memories. Since my parents sold the lake home in 2001, I often think about the old lake home days. My wife and I started kicking around the idea of possibly getting a place of our own to start building those same great memories with our family.
Reality kicked in quickly when we started shopping around for lake homes on the same lake as my parent’s home from a financial and availability perspective. Lake home property prices started at over $500k which was over
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