My wife and I are looking into buying a log home built in the 1970s, what are the drawbacks of a log home?

It is a foreclosure, with electric heat at this time, which we would update to an alternative heating system. 2 bedrooms, but they are currently building a 3rd that we would need to finish. We live in Maine as well, so keeping it well heated and weathering is important.My wife and I are looking into buying a log home built in the 1970s, what are the drawbacks of a log home?
Have you ever heard of a log fire. Watch it doesn't catch fire or it will burn!

My wife and I are looking into buying a log home built in the 1970s, what are the drawbacks of a log home?
One of the biggest drawbacks is value. If there are not a lot of log homes sold in the past 3 - 6 months in the area, that are similar size, age etc, it will be very difficult for the appraiser to come up with a value. They have to compare log homes to log homes (apples to apples). You may have to put down a substantial down payment! Log homes are unique properties %26amp; considered risky.My wife and I are looking into buying a log home built in the 1970s, what are the drawbacks of a log home?
Settling is a big problem. The older sections are probably stable now but the addition will have settling problems. They literally make slots in partition walls or anything attached to the log walls so adjustments can be made as the logs settle.