One of the biggest mistakes that you could make as a potential log home buyer is not to know what you are getting into!  Many people hire home inspectors for conventional homes, and this is a very smart idea.  Also, when looking to purchase a log home, it would be understandable, that in the excitement of the moment it would be easy to forget to hire someone knowledgeable about log homes to inspect it.  Log homes are a whole different ball game than conventional homes, and normal home inspectors have no idea what to look for as far a potential enormously costly issues that may have to be addressed after the purchase of your log home.  At Top-Coat we have been working on log homes for years, and can give you a keen insight into the condition of the logs of the home you are considering purchasing.