Konocti's Wigwam
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I am just allowed to create a post, so let me explain how I ended up here and what I'm looking to get out of it.
I'm getting close to being able to retire and one thing I have been planning is building a log home with a shop where I can retire to.
I have owned the property for 24 years next month, and unfortunately it's in California. Oh, I love California but it's not clear how long it will take to clean up this mess. I fear the next couple years will be difficult for me to wind up my career. I currently live in San Jose and plan to keep the home, but I see myself spending more time in Lake County than Santa Clara. There must be some irony there, I'm going from possibly the richest county in California to the poorest county. Yes, Lake is the poorest county in CA. My property is located in Kelseyville and most of the people have been very nice to me.
As a plus, Lake County is much more hunting and fishing friendly, and does have several perks. This is a beautiful area also, but most all of California is beautiful.
This is where I'm at as of last week on the shop. I have the log shell down in Morgan Hill, CA and hope to move it up to the lake soon. I have a decent amount of tools and machines for most metalworking and woodworking. I also hope to build 4 bolt actions when I retire, but I need the shop setup before I do anything other than my lake project. I am an owner-builder, however I hired a contractor to do the shop for me. This is about 3 hours from my current home in the South Bay.
I'm getting close to being able to retire and one thing I have been planning is building a log home with a shop where I can retire to.
I have owned the property for 24 years next month, and unfortunately it's in California. Oh, I love California but it's not clear how long it will take to clean up this mess. I fear the next couple years will be difficult for me to wind up my career. I currently live in San Jose and plan to keep the home, but I see myself spending more time in Lake County than Santa Clara. There must be some irony there, I'm going from possibly the richest county in California to the poorest county. Yes, Lake is the poorest county in CA. My property is located in Kelseyville and most of the people have been very nice to me.
As a plus, Lake County is much more hunting and fishing friendly, and does have several perks. This is a beautiful area also, but most all of California is beautiful.
This is where I'm at as of last week on the shop. I have the log shell down in Morgan Hill, CA and hope to move it up to the lake soon. I have a decent amount of tools and machines for most metalworking and woodworking. I also hope to build 4 bolt actions when I retire, but I need the shop setup before I do anything other than my lake project. I am an owner-builder, however I hired a contractor to do the shop for me. This is about 3 hours from my current home in the South Bay.