The first thing you need to do is develop a budget. The best way to do this is to sit down with your banker to determine a mortgage amount you can afford. If your bank is not familiar with financing log homes, Golden Eagle Log Homes has a network of financial institutions that they have worked with and are more than willing to help you finance your dream home, no matter what part of the country you are building in.

Golden Eagle Log Homes also has a mortgage calculator on their website: www.goldeneagleloghomes.com to help you get a preliminary idea of how much your payments will be. Do you have land for your building site? If so, is it paid for? If not, you will need to include that amount in your overall budget. Additional costs to your home plan will be the cost of foundation and construction.

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