A local Amish builder sold us a cabin from his inventory, 12 feet by 20 feet, unfinished interior but very nice porch, door and windows. He and his workers delivered and installed it on my property where I wanted it, all for under $4000. He was courteous, prompt, and friendly.
We are using it for storage right now, but it will be a nice guest cabin in a couple of years. All of the materials are first quality, and the workmanship is excellent.
That was also done on a handshake. The builder's wife was pregnant with their 6th child, she took the orders and did the office work.
I also bought a beautiful star quilt, a generous queen-sized (larger in dimension than a king-sized spread I bought from Penney's) from the wife, she said the community of women do quilts. It is exquisitely done, very highest quality. Under $800. When she handed it to me after the transaction, she said, "May you and your family sleep in peace under this quilt for generations to come."
The children are homeschooled, they watched everything their mother did, and were quiet, friendly, and very well behaved, and very curious about us. They looked me up and down from a distance, were curious about my clothes, my jewelry.
That's the kind of thing your remote descendants will take on Antiques Road Show three hundred years hence. It will be appraised at 34 zillion quatloos.
-ccm
Sounds like the one I bought recently from an Amish builder, only mine was 12x24 and cost about $4500. I am very satisfied with the quality.