Marshall & Swift
For those new to the residential building market, Marshall& Swift is one of the authorities serving the appraisal industry. Marshall& Swift prides itself on providing appraisers with the necessary cost data to complete evaluations of residential properties across the country. It has served the industry for more than 75 years. Seeing the unique fit the log homes market has within the residential industry, Marshall& Swift turned to the Log Homes Council in 1997 to learn how to more accurately capture the value of log homes in appraisals. The LHC assisted in developing “The Log Home Appraisal Training Guide” which was designed to be a companion text to the Residential Cost Handbook, a standard publication for Marshall& Swift. It's only $14.95.
The Log Homes Council encourages anyone interested in log home appraisal to utilize this resource to learn more about the designs, components, and customization of today’s modern log homes. Topics in the Marshall & Swift Guide are similar to those contained in this document (energy efficiency, sealing systems, maintenance, etc.). Most sought after is the guide’s analysis on appraisals of conventional versus log homes.
About the Author
Jim Cooper is an experienced log home builder who has also written a book on log home
construction for the novice, Log Homes Made Easy / Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home. Jim also writes articles about log home construction and design for leading consumer magazines devoted to log homes and log home lifestyles.
About the Log Homes Council
The Log Homes Council is part of the Building Systems Councils, an umbrella organization of the National Association of Home Builders. Members of the Log Homes Council are log systems manufacturers. The Council is dedicated to promoting excellence in log wall construction by contributing to the standards and codes that affect the quality of log homes built in the United States. Members of the Log Homes Council produce model code complying building, and are committed to professional and fair business practices.
