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Pete, no fabric, we had 2.5" of rain last night and everything drained of pretty well, not much washout at all, I'm pretty happy about that because I was a little worried. The garage slab was pretty dry this morning as well with only a couple of puddles on the flat part of the garage which is...

Those are Oak trees, We have oak, pine, birch and maple on the lot, maybe a couple popple. Yes those are boulders that were used for the retaining wall that you see in the finished pictures.

Thanks Skiroule, the lot has been a challenge with planning this project but I think it has come together pretty much like I had envisioned so far. Supposed to get a short burst of heavy rain tonight so we'll see about the drainage. I have load of road gravel coming in the morning to put in...

Started this project about 6 weeks ago, my biggest delay was waiting 4 weeks for XCEL to bury my power line which was hanging directly across the new garage creating all sorts of issues for excavation and concrete. On Monday/Tuesday this week the excavation was finished and this morning my...

I never bought a used iphone, see what his plan offers as a phone, might be decent.

I'm not sure what your family situation is but if you have a family member that you can piggyback on their plan it might be good for you. Tracphones from Walmart might also be an option.

It seems like forever but the project is back on track. Excavator was here this morning and will be finished up Tuesday, Concrete floor supposed to be poured on Wednesday. Then the fun starts, I was bored so I cut the sill plates this past weekend, just have to put the foam under them when they...

Awesome!

Saw a full semi load of Ski-Doos at a truckstop in Wakefield, MI yesterday.

Fingers crossed!

I had to actually go outside and look for sure but what you see that is brown is a branch of dead pine needles. You don't see very many people in the woods up here, especially on your own property. One of our friends a few miles away did spot a black bear last week and we do have a herd of deer...

The excavotor is doing a good job on the drainage and is hopefully coming this week to backfill everything and help build the retaining wall, have plenty of good size rocks! I am actually going 10ft tall on the front end the garage to accomodate an 8ft tall garage door, the back side will be 9ft...

This week finally got some things accomplished. XCEL came on Thursday and buried my electric to the house, as I mentioned it was hanging right over the new garage, they came at 10:30am and were out of here at 12:00pm. My electrician came at 12:00pm and we proceeded to hook up the new power feed...

Cool project, stage #2 of my project is jacking up my cabin about 4-5ft to meet grade of my new garage. Man, it's a process as you probably know!

There are still affordable deals on properties on smaller lakes up here. Taxes are very reasonable on those properties, off water property can also be had at good prices. Always shop in the fall as sellers just want to unload before winter so they don't have to do all the winter prep.

That is quite a project, keep the pics coming.

I'd say you are doing well for a young guy, that's because you have common sense and actually think about things before you act on them. Your analysis makes a lot of sense for what you want. Just watch the real estate markets as I'm sure you do and if something comes up that fits your needs you...

I hear you Pete, I would love to stay here as long as I can but health and family will also be a factor in what comes down the road for us. Sounds like you have a great spot down there.

It is a shame that the colleges are allowed to profit off parents and put young people into so much debt. This should be looked into by someone because it really borders on corruption, these colleges have so much money stashed away it's disgusting. The lending companies should also be walked...

As you age you most likely will make a decision on whether having two properties is right for you. I did it for many years but then got tired of maintaining two homes, paying two sets of utility bills, insurance, and property taxes. It got to be too much after I got into my sixties, also...