I live in NYC and work on a television show that has a long summer hiatus. I decided I want to move back into the woods for the summer (I’m from MI) and have chosen the Idaho/Montana/Wyoming region for its abundance of natural forest and parks. I want to rent a rustic (preferred plumbing and electricty) cabin/home for the months of June and July but am having trouble locating month to month options. Any ideas on places I could check out?

If you live in New York State, and you buy a piece of land for a cabin, do you have to have a professional install the electrical and the plumbing, or can they simply sign off on your work and make the final connections? If the latter, how much does this usually cost? One more! Assuming the land perks, what do septic systems and wells usually run for in NY State, or hooking up to county if it’s available?

Its a one story 24×40, 2 bedroom, 1bath,kitchen cabin, pretty basic layout.

I was thinking of trying to build a log cabin the old-fashioned way, by hand. But then I was wondering if in the future electricity and plumbing could be added, or would this be too difficult once it is already built? Thanks for any information!

I would like to build @ 250 sq.ft. cabin with electric stove,refrigerator
and 20 gallon electric water and air conditioner on my own.I do not want to hire electrician or plumbing.I am planning to build a cabin in Texas. Please help by providing answer or guidance.