I was a Realtor for 13 years. You did better in your summery of how to negotiate any deal then most Realtors. Keep up the great work.

The folks that built this place may not have any taste in decorating, but they definitely knew how to build a sturdy house. :) Looking forward to ya'll bringing this place back to life.

I would absolutely LOVE to see a series of videos of you two renovating this place. It would be so cool to see this long neglected, lonely building become livable again. I bet there were a lot of good times had there at one point! You'd have to keep the window from the outhouse in a the newly built outhouse though!

This is exactly what the wife and I walked into when we purchased our off grid cabin! The cabin needed a ton of work but it was salvageable! The best part was that we were able to pay cash out of pocket! Good luck guys!

I am fully impressed! It's just a complete ukposts.infoUgkxGqOCINHE0Z0E5gxzSdNi9NWGugRY5Hm2 plan with the best resources and step by step instructions . These shed plans are so satisfying as if the sheds build themselves on their own. Worthy work Ryan!

I like seeing you two together on videos. Maybe you two could do more together? Love and Blessings to you both!!

That cabin is in better shape then I thought initially. Nice looking land.

I know between the 2 of you superb building experience. You’ll have this house a dreamy cabin in no time. I can’t wait see this completely renovated gem. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

Looking forward to seeing what you & Brook do with this place! My grandparents in Glennie had an outhouse & no running water inside their cabin. Time capsule for sure! I love how Moose’s head turns when you said porcupine! LoL

I think just cleaning it up would make a huge difference, looking forward to this build.👍👍

Let the fun begin…can’t wait for yours and Brooke’s videos on the refurbishing of your new property! Thanks for sharing Dave!

You guys are so fun to watch. Your videos are interesting and loaded with information. I can't wait to see where this new venture takes you...and us! Thank you for taking us along!

The surrounding area looks fantastic the house yes has a lot of potential Im happy for you both in getting it should be a lot of fun watching it evolve

I know this is a video about the evaluation of a cabin you bought, but i just want to say the narration and the music in the background is so calming, I literally rewatch your videos to fall asleep sometimes too :D i love how you are very open about your faith too, it really makes me happy because it’s hard to find that especially on youtube

Cannot WAIT to see what you and Brooke do with this abandoned cabin !! 😀

We bought a similar cabin years ago but it was wall to wall furniture. When we removed the furniture, we discovered they had done nothing but keep putting Decon under the furniture and there were many dried out mouse flatties stuck to the floor. It took several hours with a putty knife scraping those carcasses up. Fortunately, they no longer smelled. Overall, though, we got a good deal for a little elbow grease. 😁

Can't wait to see what you guys do to this place!

You and Brook always put out such great content - love you guys!

Wow Dave, this was very interesting and informative. Can’t wait to see what you do with this property!

Awesome if You and Brooke can handle the Bunker she will have a home in no time. Can't wait to see the land around the home with out the snow. This is the winter version now the spring 🌼🌱 version thank you for taking us along with you ❤️

What a cool angle on sleuthing the possibilities! Great advice, Dave. Enjoy the chase! God Bless and stay safe :)

A 70's time capsule with huge potential. It will be an unenviable task to renovate interior & improve external aesthetics, but a sturdy hut for sure.Thank you Dave & Brooke, enjoyed this 😀

This is going to be a great series! Thanks for taking us on this new adventure!

You guys are living the dream for sure. Good find, that's a beautiful piece of land.

Great lesson, Dave! So looking forward to the rehab on the cabin. I know y'all will make it sturdy & cozy! God bless!!!

Man, I would love a structure like that to slowly renovate and bring back to life. Beautiful location as well. Hope to see more videos featuring the cabin!

I can tell your really going to enjoy getting your hands dirty on this project. It's going to be AWESOME when completed!

Love the curtains with the cabbage roses. Don't think I've ever seen an outhouse with a vent before. Thanks for taking us along.

Good insight for a property many would reject outright for the obvious issues. Glad you were able to get a purchase agreement. Can't wait to see 'how it's done' when you do a segment on this property.

Love this. There are sooo many hidden gems in Michigan. This place exudes potential. I’d love to work on this. Have fun guys, thanks for sharing your knowledge and humor.

You Sir, are a great teacher.

I cannot wait to watch the two of you transform this property!

Never underestimate the power of a couple that are not afraid to do some hard work on this beautiful piece of land. Looking forward to see your progress.

I did this exact thing and bought a great old log cabin that had been vacant for 25 years. The owner is elderly and happy for the cash. Your advice about making a fair offer is on point. He said he received many offers but they were so low he would rather see the property sit than to give it away.

Congrats on the new property Dave!🎉 I certainly hope you will document the clean up and any restoration you do to the place and keep us in the loop🙏.. Thanks for sharing 😊

Congrats Dave. I bet you’ll be doing the original owners proud! Appreciate you taking us along on the ride. God Bless

Looking forward to all the content you're going to be able to make with this new land and cabin. Great job guys!!

Brilliant walk-thru evaluation and accompanying narration of what he sees and doesn't see, what he's willing to offer to make it work for himself and his wife. The knowledge gleanable from this video alone in assessing a property and acquiring it, is priceless. You never cease to amaze me Dave, in your genuine honest opinion about how to go about searching out an off-grid property with /without an abode. Congrats to the Whipples on your purchase and I can only hope & pray you & Brooke are going to make this a YT adventure of restoring and repairing a totally unique, run-down, abandoned family home, that we can vicariously indulge ourselves in the pleasure of coming along & watching. So excited for you both 👏👏👏👏May Gods blessings continue to play the most significant role in all you do in life and be the light that shines on a hill to draw others into His kingdom. Selah and Amen. 🇦🇺🤗💞🙏✌️👍👋👏🇺🇲

Dave - you and Brooke are phenomenal!!! Keep doin' what you do!!!! Happy Birthday to your son!!!

Good for you and Brooke on seeing potential! Where other people lack in sight you all will make it successful!

I cant wait to see what you and Brooke do with this cabin 🙂

A retro outhouse that matches the retro kitchen. Cool! That attic looks amazing for no one living there for a while. Wonder how much that old whiskey jug would sell for. Thanks for the tour! Looking forward to seeing the renovation!❤️

Like I just told Brooke, I can't wait for you two to get started. I will watch every minute. I'm happy for you two.

Congrats on your new property. Wow! What a great deal. What a nice addition to the property you already own. Great find you two!

I can't imagine hooking that plug outside the house to a constant running generator. I can't even guess what you and Brooke will do with that! Great minds working together I reckon.

LOVE THIS!!! Please keep us posted!!!

What a great deal for a beautiful piece of land. I know you both will bring this cabin and the property back to life.

Thank you for taking the time to educate us on the how to's of searching and finding a property. Very informative information.

I’m looking forward to seeing some build updates. I live in an extremely high cost of living area yet by finding owners and asking I have a cabin 1 hr from home that hadn’t been renovated in 5 decades. It’s beautiful now and I use it weekly. A year ago I bought a half acre with a 3000sq ft house on it that burned to the ground 7yrs ago and was abandoned . I got the lot for 1/3 value and in 4 months of work I shoveled 32,000kg of spoil into my cheap Craigslist dump truck. Starting next month I’m building 2 small cabins made completely of salvaged 100 yr old houses from my city. If you’re keen and willing to work hard there’s opportunity everywhere, even in real estate. Keep those videos coming.

Great potential! Personally, I like the 70's green glass cabinet doors and their use of one of the panels in the outhouse. I'd find a way to incorporate them into the new design. But first, LOTS of cleaning and clean-up of trees. Bonfire time for trash furniture and old paneling.

You guys are right up my alley. I actually like a place to look a little run down as long as it's functional. Helps to keep some from taking a look and they go to better looking digs.

Good find for You Two! You are good at evaluating and telling ow structural the place is. GOOD LUCK and look forward to renovations you will be doing to it!

With those trees on the roof and no damage, you know it’s a stout little cabin. I’m glad you’re going to salvage it. Too many people just bulldoze them.

I love it, can't wait to see you make it mint. Will be watching!

That was a heck of a sturdy roof!!! I'm so glad to see you folks going at another rebuild!

I love making things and places better more than i do starting new, cause you can look back after its done and see what is used to be. Thats very satisfying. Thanks DAVE.

Nice find, can't wait for the start of this project. Since this is a home, curious to see how you will deal with the utilities.

Can't wait for the rehab videos.

Brown, orange, and green was the thing in the 70's one wonders. Nice house if you can salvage some of it and the well is classic. Thank you for bringing us along. Stay safe and blessings.

I actually like and watch both of your channels greetings from Mississippi

"Diamond in the rough" is what I see! Would love to find something similar as "off grid" is perfect. Over and above a cleanup remodel of this place - suggest toying with the latest item in "off grid" living which is solar that charges batteries and backed up by a generator that runs when there is not enough sun to keep the batteries charged as all power comes from the batteries. Getting cheaper and cheaper to do so - far most cost effective than even as recently as 5 years ago. Can see a lot of work but a lot of fun as well as self satisfaction from cleaning up and redoing this off grid cabin plus years of entertainment and good times after that! 🙂👍 You need to keep/redo the outhouse too in my opinion as it probably has historical signficance and nothing wrong with a backup system too. 🤣🤣🤣

I’m so excited to see what you do with the property! The land and trees are beautiful!

...I LOVE to watch forgotten land become a Project for a useful Home with Value... I have been following You & Brooke for years & wish I could be there to Help & Learn... Wonderful Achievements at its Finest... : )

Long time watcher, and western Michigan native here. Love the new digs. Your videos are so calming, and chill. Keep them coming!

Really nice I liked watching both yours and Brooke’s video of the tour and info on the offer etc. looking forward to watching what you guys do. How cool is that that it’s right up next to your property! Very Nice 👍🏼

Let the videos commence

Been waiting for a video from you and Brooke. Looks like quite the place with lots of potential. Love them kind of old places if the place could talk what stories it would tell, about the years when it was used and someone's pride and joy. Now is just someone's unwanted property. You and Brooke will make it a Jewel.

I’m glad that you knew what to look for in the house and how to check it out I wouldn’t have known what all to look for in the house as far as the damage to the house

The only downside is it's in Michigan

Hey Dave, I've watched you're videos where you painted a car black, I've seen you use a Harbor Freight saw blade sharpener, I've watched you and your lovely wife each build a cabin, I've watched you and Daisy take a long ride to Alaska, you have such great videos it boggles the mind, so keep the videos coming. Thank you so much. You and Brook do a lot of teaching to people who need to learn. Thank you!

Good sweat equity in that place. Terrific example of being fair and responsible when negotiating. My wife and I bought our lake property exactly this way. As always, great content and lovely to see you both doing well.

Dave Whipple, you are amazing! Always a pleasure to watch your videos.

Love the location and surroundings. It so amazing to wake up every day and not hear anything but birds and frogs. We have been doing it for years now. So blessed. Good luck, I know you will make it amazing.

I'm new to your channel. I just watched your video from two years ago "simple off grid cabin (part 3)" and what you said in there really spoke to me. I've talked to my wife and we're gonna build ourselves a little cabin by hand sometime in the near future because of you. I've always thought I can't do what people like you do, but your speech in that video changed my mind. So, when my wife and kids and I are enjoying a house that we built with our own hands in a few years, I'll have you to thank for that.

Thankyou for showing us the outhouse!!

Fun and interesting! Thanks for taking us along!

Go for it !! Looking forward in following your progress of fixing this place up

This is the first video I’m learning that you and Brooke are a duo!! Came across both of you separately - this is awesome and that cabin is magical with all the opportunity.

Great video Dave! Thank you! I would love to watch you and Brooke restore the cabin!

Great timing on this video. I'm looking at several properties in the UP for a camp. I'm so glad you made this. It's a real help!

Love your "outside the box" approach to real estate. A great way to a Win / Win situation. 👍

All good to know! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful property! Amazing no water leakage!

Thanks for the informative video, Dave. Always enjoy you two and your cabin adventures. It was the highlight of my life to build a cabin with my dad and other relatives back in the early 90s. I used mostly recycled materials including most of my foundation blocks. And sheathed it with rough sawn yellow pine from an old railroad depot. Proud to say my son has made many improvements over the years and still lives in that cabin. You are such an inspiration to many and now that I can not get around as Imonce did,I just thoroughly enjoy your wonderful videos. 😊

Great information, Dave! I appreciate you and Brooke. Good folks!

What a bonus that it gives you an expansion upon your current plot. Thanks for the information, and as always I enjoy your videos

Always interesting and always well done. Great video with a good breakdown of your thought processes in arriving at a value for a property. Thanks Dave!

GREAT observation and evaluation of the property!! LOVE IT!!!

You're sooooo right Dave. Don't eliminate the competition by a high bid, just have an acceptable bid when you have no competition. Excellent thanks Guys 👍👍

Thanks for all the information Dave.

Heck that place looks good.. No problem cleaning it out it's and fixing any structural. I can handle it. I live off good now. Thanks for sharing, good seeing you again

Your videos are so down to earth and informative it feels like you are right there with you guys.............................................Fort Worth,Tx

What a find! As always, great video - I had fun and I learned a lot! Thanks Dave!

My husband and I really enjoy your videos!

Great video dave! Love the new cabin!!… can’t wait to see what you and Brooke do to restore it!

G'day Dave, nice to see you again and hear your voice, and sage advice.

Looking forward to seeing more of this property

You and Brooke are awesome!! I’m happy for you!

Loved this. Learned a lot. Enjoy both of you together. Glad / happy you got it. Now the designing rebuild begins. Will be fun to watch

Loved watching both yours and Brooke's videos. Thank you both for your informational and educational videos.

Now THAT was radical! Great job!