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 Friday, August 10, 2007
Floor Plan
Posted by loglearn

I got a hold of the floor plan for the smaller of the two homes and thought it might give everyone a little better idea of our master plan. The floor plan is only of the main floor. The plan also includes a loft but Tim must have that image with the images of the other house.



Getting started
8/10/2007 10:00:57 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [1]
A little background
Posted by loglearn

I thought you might like to know a little more about me and my business partner.

My name is Gary. I have traveled the world installing large refrigeration systems on private ships. I met my business partner while we were both employed by a mechanical engineering company in the San Francisco area.

Tim too has traveled the world, but he did so as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He has a degree in civil engineering and interned with the U.S. government in Arizona installing septic systems. He has also gained a large amount of project management experience building multi-million dollar structures and surveying for pipelines.

As I said, we met while both employed for the same company in California. Our first business ventures together were a couple of property investments or "flips."
We purchased two apartment buildings in Tucson. We renovated them and used them as income properties for a couple of years before selling them for profit.

After this successful venture, we decided log homes would be our next venture. And here we are, jumping in with both feet.


Getting started
8/10/2007 9:42:58 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Monday, August 06, 2007
Our Log Cabin fairy tale
Posted by loglearn

Once upon a time... Well isn't that how all fairy tales start? My business partner and I have decided to buy some land in the woods and build a couple of log cabin "spec" homes, which we would then sell to that special niche market of "Log Cabin Lovers."

We both have mechanical and engineering backgrounds. We have successfully completed extensive renovation and construction projects previously. Add on, that we both also have extensive project management experience and that my partner is a licensed civil and mechanical engineer with a general contractor license.

So we told our wives our plans, and they waved us off on our adventure of building in the woods. My partner saw an ad for "discounted" log cabin kits and went ahead and purchased two kits. They have similar footprints and basic designs with one having a footprint of 1200 sq. ft. with a loft and the other 1700 sq. ft. with a loft.

Now we need some land.


Getting started
8/6/2007 12:32:04 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]