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KVR said
Are you against a two story? It's always cheaper to go up than out and that cost savings could be used for better insulation, materials, energy systems, etc

We aren't against it, we just figured that this would be our last stop and wanted a home that would suit us even if we had issues in our old age 40-50 years from now.

If the difference is substantial, we would certainly consider it.

Hessian said
Adirondack for you is lake side or mountain setting look?

My wife loves the style also.

Yes, we adore the rivers, lakes and mountains. Evergreens on mountains are our preferred scenery.

Honestly, at this point it's a dream more than anything. I will build a standard modern home is there is a significant difference in price, difficulty to build and/or on going maintenance.

KVR said
It is definitely home now, we moved from PA with the intent of building what we have, we weren't able to there due to land costs, my father moved up with us about 10 years ago, my brother who is a member here as well is trying to sell his home to make the move up.

We have a few people who we consider good friends, but not on the same level as we did before. It's different for us though, we own a small restaurant and we get all the social interaction we need there, so when it is our alone time, we just kind of want to be left alone and do our own thing. It's difficult to go out in a social setting because people can't differentiate between us being just us and not being the restaurant owner. It's not really something I want to talk about or think about when I am in a social situation. Classic example; we went to the bowling alley one night and a woman walked up to my wife and asked, do you own xxxxxxxx? My wife said yes, the woman replied your food is awesome but your drinks suck. So we just don't put ourselves into those situations anymore. Don't know if that makes any sense

Makes sense, people are often disconnected from the idea that when you're not at work, you're not at work. I've had to begin forcing myself to not think about/worry about work after hours in all but extreme cases. Clients love to call me after hours (If they have my number) and I've started redirecting them to our Help Desk instead of trying to field their issues. My favourite (sarcasm) is when clients call after hours frantically trying to get me to schedule last minute work (that they suddenly decided they need) after I have spent the last year warning them of the issue and informed them that we are booked out at least a month for projects. Receiving 100-200 emails a day via smart phone does not help either...

My wife and I are similar. We have a few close friends that we see once or twice a month and the rest of our time is spent together doing our own thing.

What was the difference in cost of land, building materials and labour between PA and ME? What about difference in permits/restrictions? I see that land costs in northern ID are substantially lower than CA but I am concerned regarding the rest.

farmboy2 said
hello jsw and welcome

Thanks farmboy