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    THINGS WE DID KNOW, THAT REALLY WERE IMPORTANT:
    - making friends with the inspector and inviting him out to your property along the way is key to success (and lesser amounts of stress)
    - stay flexible (like our original yurt color ended up being unavailable after we put in our order, but we now LOVE our second choice, a deep blue)
    - pick a really good contractor if you don’t know what you’re doing, he/she will be invaluable
    - choose a yurt company that is flexible along with you, and that treats you like family
    - involve friends and family, it’s way more fun that way (even open it up to the community if you’re comfortable with that…you could make some new friends!)

YURT LIKES & DISLIKES
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WOW…it’s really big in here!!!
    LIKES:
    - Tinted dome - SO glad we went with the upgrade
    - Overall placement of windows
    - Enclosed bathroom with washer/dryer and chest freezer
    - Open layout (15 people fit perfectly in our 30 ft yurt…with plenty of room to mingle!)
    - General feel of living in a yurt
    - Toasty warmth of wood stove
    - Big french doors to leave open on a nice day
    - Love the quality of our deck
    - The sturdiness of our yurt - we feel safe and comfortable inside
    - The sound of rain (or snow) on the yurt
    - Being able to hear happy chickens clucking outside
    DISLIKES:
    - Wish the windows were taller to let in more of a view
    - Wish there was a window in the bathroom for better air flow
    - Non-insulated floor
    - Occasional smoke from wood stove (urg, air pollution!!!)
    - Inconvenience of wood stove (i.e. wish we had a backup heat system)
    - The noise on a really, really windy day (we’re talking 50+ mph winds)
    - If we lived closer to our neighbors, I might have an issue with privacy since you can hear everything that goes on inside and outside the yurt
    - Wish the deck was bigger, but couldn’t have afforded that anyway!
    - Wish we hadn’t gotten the door awning since it allows rain between the yurt and awning, defeats the purpose! Might reconsider it in summer when it’s really sunny and it offers shade

YURTS - NOT JUST FOR FULL TIME LIVING
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WOW. It’s really big in here!!!
    Perhaps you aren’t considering a full time residence in a yurt… I know our friends and family were very confused when we announced we were moving into our yurt. Somehow, they had assumed we would stay in our rental home, and use the yurt for something else.
    And these were people who avidly followed the progression of the yurt process. It was quite entertaining watching their responses when THAT little nugget sunk in.
    But yurts are great for a wide variety of uses, not just full time living. Here are a few that I just thought of, if you put any time into it, I’m sure you can think of many more.
    VACATION HOME: Many people in our area use their yurts as weekend getaways. This gives you more flexibility to play with the solar array, composting toilet, outdoor shower, wood burning kitchen, etc ideas that you might not want to employ full time.
    GUEST HOME: Have some extra room on your property? Not sure you want to expand on your current home? Put up a smaller yurt with a bathroom and kitchen, and you’ll probably have to beat guests away!
    TEMPORARY LIVING #1: The first yurt in our county was used as a temporary home while the owners built their permanent dream home. Many, many people do this. But I will warn you, I hear this often, once they were installed in their “dream home” they sorely missed living in the yurt!!
    TEMPORARY LIVING #2: Perhaps you’re considering leasing land like we did, and the thought of a little cabin or travel trailer isn’t nearly as appealing as a yurt. We know how you feel, that’s how we got where we are. But! If you plan on installing electric and plumbing, and/or you want your yurt on a deck, it quickly becomes quite a bit more permanent. Keep your needs simple, just use a yurt platform and apply some creativity, and this would be the perfect