A couple of weeks ago two of our instructors had the pleasure of meeting up with Larry Kapin (above), who built this beautiful log home in Carnation, Washington after taking our class.

Despite the fact that Larry was busy packing and getting ready to move to China, he graciously took the time to show us around his home, swap construction stories and generally be a great host.

Larry estimated that he had spent approximately $40,000 (US) building this house (including everything -- well, septic, plumbing, wiring, permits, and of course the finished house itself), and another $60,000 on his 5 acres of land. Since he is getting ready to sell the house he had it appraised. The appraisal came in at a whopping $490,000, which Larry says will be helping to fund his retirement -- and some other dreams. If you are interested in buying well-built log homes in Washington drop us an e-mail and we'll get you in touch with Mr. Kapin.

Congratulations on a job well done Larry! We're going to miss you when you're in China, so be sure and send us a postcard!