Fabulous log home on acreage near Alto, NM

There are some outstanding log homes currently on the market in the Ruidoso and Alto area.  From 28 log  home listings, prices range from a low of $220K to a high of $1.5M. The median price of this group is $439K, and a median sq. ft. price of $195/ ft.

The home pictured here is on 7+ acres, and in a very nice secluded mountain setting, with lots of trees and wildlife.

For more details and photos on the home shown here, visit this log home flyer.

To view all log homes in the area visit this link.

Feel free to contact me with any questions on log homes in the area.

If you would like to receive a weekly email update of new listings, or price changes to log homes, or land in Alto or Ruidoso,  email mary@ruidoso-homes.com or call or text me at 575-937-5229.

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UPDATE:  Aug 28th, 2010:  View current listings for sale.

Log Homes for sale in the Ruidoso area – click here

Cabins for sale in Ruidoso – Priced $100K – $200K – click here

There has been a lot of interest in log cabins this winter in Ruidoso. The snow and ski conditions have made many people think about owning a log cabin in Ruidoso, and how nice it would be to sit and watch the snow fall with a fire burning in a big rock fireplace.

Currently, there are just over 20 log homes or cabins for sale in the area.  Prices range from just over $200K to $1.5M.  the median price is $485K, with median square foot price at $199 / sq. ft.

Keep in mind that there are a number of small rustic cabins for sale, which may have “log siding”.  This is not true log construction, but has the look of logs, and may be priced much lower than larger homes made from real logs.

Visit these links to view currently available log homes, and lower priced cabins:

Log Homes for sale in the Ruidoso area – click here

Cabins for sale in Ruidoso – Priced $100K – $200K – click here

If you would like to receive a daily or weekly email update, showing new properties listed for sale or price changes to older listings, please let me know your criteria such as price range, size,  and area. Email mary@ruidoso-homes.com or call or text me at 575-937-5229.

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In a mountainous resort area like Ruidoso, you would think that log homes would be very common, but this is not the case. There are many log sided and cedar sided homes, but true log homes are few and far between. This was brought to my attention a few weeks ago, when I had some customers looking for a log home within close proximity to Ruidoso, and only a few listings matched their criteria. Out of 522 single family homes listed in Ruidoso, Alto, Ruidoso Downs and Capitan, only 18 listings were log. This represents just 3% of the listed properties.

The prices of the currently listed log homes ranged from $179,000 to $1.3 million depending on size, style, location and acreage. These homes range from 1250 sq ft on 1/2 acre to a 3,100 sq ft home on 11 acres. There are two basic types of log home construction, milled and hand crafted, click here to learn the difference.

Many of the newer, high end log homes are the hand crafted style, and in some cases, they are truly works of art! I had the pleasure of selling one of these beautiful hand crafted homes a couple of years ago, and it was recently featured in Log Home Living Magazine. The current owners use it for a family retreat, and when they are not using it, they rent it out through Condotel as  “Panther Lodge”.

If you have always dreamed of owning a log home in the mountains, you may contact me here, and I  will email you information on properties that are currently available. If your plan is to build a log home yourself, I also know of some great tracts of land.

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