There's variations though. Backwoods areas tend have more power outages so you may want a backup generator, so you'd have to maintain that. Some places are off the grid, which is way more tolerable these days with modern solar panels & lithium batteries.

Many will do a fair amount of woodburning because wood is cheaper than LP, so you'll have to clean the chimney every year to avoid a chimney fire.

Some places you can't put a septic or mound system in, so your only option is a holding tank. Those are undesirable because you have to get them pumped way more often than you would a septic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49909578)

For one-off stuff, I would say it helps a lot to be fairly inclined to DIY because service businesses are fewer & located further away. At our family cabin I've done a certain amount of plumbing & heating stuff that I suspect a lot of suburban normies would call a guy for.

And there probabl is more one-off bullshit that happens at a lake house vs. suburban house. Like, you're gonna have a tree go over at some point. You need to be able to run a chainsaw.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49911375)

https://www.redfin.com/WI/Rhinelander/6785-Bluejay-Ln-54501/home/88922432

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49908930)

This sub was pretty young and she had a nice body. But it was very confusing because her clothing was weirdly dated and she had the WORST Wisconsin accent I've ever heard in my life. Which is really saying something considering I am from Wisconsin.

She must have been some farm girl who went to tiny schools.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49909081)

It felt like one of those movies where the "ugly" girl gets a makeover & is suddenly the class hottie. Except the ancillary stuff genuinely made her less hot, and no makeover was forthcoming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49910122)

$350k/year partners at Milwaukee and Madison regional firms do this 25% of weeks and 85% of weekends from June-Labor Day.

This 7 acre island on a nice lake could be yours for under $400k: http://zillow.com/homedetails/Nokomis-Dr-Tomahawk-WI-54487/454884476_zpid/. TT should have done this instead of bouncing around SE Asia.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49910025)

Also, tiny islands are flame. Massively increased building costs, lots of bullshit on moving stuff & maintenance. All just to end up not particularly more secluded. You're actually more visible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49910113)

I suspect it has a negative reputation among many; that it's just a scenic place for rich Chicagoans to dump money, they don't actually do serious hunting/fishing, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870243&forum_id=2...#49911366)