This is a 691 sq. ft. little cabin that’s listed for sale on Estately in Mt. Laguna, California.
There is a catch though:
“You own the cabin and the land is leased.”1
But I thought you’d still enjoy looking anyway!
So as usual please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!
Little Cabin For Sale in Cleveland National Forest!
Photos via Estately
Photos via Estately
Highlights
- 691 sq. ft.
- 2 beds
- 1 bath
- Built in 1925
- Listed for $119,900
- $125/mo HOA
- Mt. Laguna, CA
- San Diego County
- Burnt Rancheria neighborhood
- On land lease (you don’t get to own the land/lot)
Listing Summary
All seasons personal use historic vacation home in Mt. Laguna Cleveland National Forest! Charming knotty pine interior cabin includes all the rustic features & furnishings perfect for adventures and memory making moments. Hiking trails nearby, two wood burning stoves for cozy nights, window seat boxes with storage, updated plumbing, updated electric and Verizon towers in area for those who want to stay connected (or not!). Fabulous deck for entertaining with a small garage or additional storage below. 175 personal use cabins in this community available through a 20 year special use permit with Cleveland National Forest. New permit began in 2008 with an annual assessment of $1,500 per year. Water district is Mt. Laguna. You own the cabin and the land is leased. Full time occupancy/residency is not permitted. Home is for personal use only and cannot be used as a rental. Cash only purchase.
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I really like it! With a few tweaks I could put my own mark on it.
Absolutely 🙂
With those restrictions it wouldn’t work for me.
Same. If you don’t own the land, you don’t own it period, and can come a cropper should the owner, or new owners should “that” happen, decide they don’t want you there. Without leasehold price increase restrictions you could end up having to move out, in some, admittedly rare, cases not even being able to move the house off the land.
Eric there would not be a new owner. The US Government, Forestry Department of the Interior Department own the land. Prices do not increase for the rent during the lease period. The next 20 years could raise it but it has always been a very reasonable rate.
The Forest Service is an agency within the Departnet of Agriculture. BLM, NPS, FWS, USGS, BIA are within the Department of Interior. This is because the Forest Serivce’s original primary purpose was to grow trees and ensure a reliable source of forest products for the country. When the lease is up they could certainly decide not to renew, but you would have a say in the decision just like every other citizen.
Thanks Marc for the help and clarification.
FOR A TINY HOUSE, IT SURE DOES HAVE THE SPACE OF A MANSION. YOU SURE COULD DO SOME BALLROOM DANCING THERE. I WOULD CHANGE OUT SOME OF THE GREEN, BUT IT SURE DOES LOOK ALIVE AND WELL WITH COLOR!
Haha ballroom dancing would be quite fun 🙂
I like the articulated line that offers many possibilities to live especially the outside. I appreciate the good taste in green color, in fact it is not easy to find the tone of green, or red and yellow in the furniture, but here the green in all its expressions is attractive.
Yes it’s true! Green can be a tough color to get “right.”
I wonder how long the lease has left on it? Many of the forest service leases for cabins expired and they were not renewed. I do not know who would be responsible for removal of the cabin in that case. If lease was long enough I would be gone first it would not matter to me then.
the write up tells you that it is on a 20 year permit that started in 2008 so about 11 more years. It is 1500 per year which is not bad but I wonder how much you can live there since full time living is not permitted.
Thanks Tom!
Why would anyone lease? I don’t understand that at all.
Donna, if you want to live in a National Forest like this that is the way the Government does it. They have it as a not for full time living. That means the lease is up 20 years from when it started, then a new lease will be issued. Try renting or buying any land anywhere for 125 a month for 20 years and the price will never increase during the time period of 20 years. You do have to follow the NF rules which is basically for looks and no fires. That does not mean you can’t have a fire pit but on high fire possibliity days there are no fires in pits. You can still have a propane grill just no open flames. If you think about it, it is a really good deal. If I had the money it would be sold now. that is a great looking cabin.
Thank you for the clarification. I missed that somehow.
I know Pueblo’s in New Mexico are also leasing land for houses around Santa Fe. I think most of them are 99 year leases. I would be concerned the Forest Service might decide to not renew in 11 years. On the other hand it is not overly priced for the area.
It’s certainly a risk to consider!
I don’t know if you all have snow where you’re at but I sure could see myself watching a beautiful snow storm coming in while I sit by the wood burner and have myself a Busch Light. Awesome home!!
That sounds pretty luxurious 🙂
Natalie, I don’t know about luxurious but I think “Dang Awesome!”