[quote=Bubblesitter]. . . I sorta have a dream of getting a couple acres, drop in a nice prefab rustic cabin. If utilities are not present then go with Propane tank, maybe rudimentary solar, outhouse or septic tank, water tank or well. Probably much more hassle than it is worth, just dreaming now of get away.
I suppose my true dream home would be in the Sierras with alpine lake view, or San Juan Islands up in Washington, but would have to do with local San Diego are pickens.[/quote]
Bubblesitter, I’ve also often dreamed of living in a rustic log cabin or “A-frame.” I even like the look of the log walls inside. But I am not averse to traveling to it a bit further though, say, up to 12 hours.
There aren’t any alpine lake-view cabins or even lake cabins (I wouldn’t call “Big Bear” necessarily “alpine”) any closer than seven hours from SD. I don’t care if my cabin is remote or not . . . would actually prefer it had access to sewer. I wouldn’t need a few acres . . . a 10K to 20K sf lot would be fine for me. I wouldn’t need to be able to go “off the grid” or have the latest “green” technology. I wouldn’t want to deal with permits and building costs/haul-in of materials and such. I would rather try to find something that someone else has already built (for much less than it costs to build today).
These types of properties abound in NoCal, Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes. South Lake Tahoe, in particular is still a fairly depressed market. IMO, for a mountain cabin, a premium location means absolutely everything.
