They can be really, really nice. Like my family's home. Other than attracting carpenter bees, I like it. We have split logs - outside half are cedar, with insulation in the middle, and the inside are white pine.
I also don't want to live in a neighborhood... sigh... guess I'd better work on getting rich if I want a nice house away from people...
Oh, I didn't mean to imply they weren't nice. Just not my style. ;-)
Later.