Airport/Hangar Home

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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I am trying to buy a piece of property that will allow me to have a
3000' (or so) grass runway. We would build a house on the property
that would be our only residence. I have been looking around for some
home plans that incorporate a hangar attached to the home, but have not
had much success. I have found a few pictures of hangar doors on
airport homes, but that is about it. Short of hiring a designer, do
you know of any resources or web site with examples of airport homes?

Thanks,
Jeff


Are you really sure you want the house and hangar together? Insurance can be
higher and some building codes limit the
size of 'garages'. You will want as big a hangar as you can afford to build
and heat...

Here in FL the hangar (with home) is part of your homestead and gives
you some major property tax advantages. Property taxes can only be
raised 3%/year on homestead property, while "commercial" property is
taxed at "full market value."

This has hurt a lot of people who purchased hangars a few years ago and
now see their property taxes on their hangars exceeding the taxes on
their homes!

I didn't mean to build the hanger at some far away place, I meant to keep it separate from the house but on the same
parcel; certainly not as some commercial venture...