Gary inherited a maine summer cabin on 10 acres from his grandmother. his grandparents originally purchased the property for $500 in 1950 and built the cabin at a cost of $10,000 in 1965. his grandfather died in 1980 and when his grandmother recently passed away, the property was appraised at $500,000 for the land and $700,000 for the cabin. since gary doesn't currently live in new england, he decided that it would be best to put the property to use as a rental.