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How this site is paid
What is free
- Everything a visitor touches. Every page, every call to (208) 656-1438, every callback. There is no paid tier and no paywall.
- Appearing on this site. Builders are covered because the research surfaced them, not because they paid. As of the date above, no builder has paid this site anything.
How it may earn money later
The honest business model is introductions. Builders in this market already pay to reach serious clients — the Island Park Area Chamber of Commerce's construction category listed 14 paying member businesses in 2026, and several area builders hold profiles on pay-per-lead platforms. If this site one day charges builders for introduction streams, it will be the same familiar idea done in the open:
- This page will say so, by name, with the arrangement described in plain language.
- Paid relationships will never change the facts — the ordinance numbers, market data, and comparisons stay sourced, dated, and identical for everyone.
- No fabricated or incentivized reviews, ever. Any material connection between this site and a builder it covers gets disclosed where you can see it.
The standard this site holds its future reviews and endorsements to is the FTC's own:
Endorsements must reflect the honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experience of the endorser.
— Federal Trade Commission, Endorsement Guides, 16 CFR §255.1
The real estate side, in the open
One revenue channel exists today, and it is opt-in: Kjel is a licensed Idaho real estate agent with LPT Realty, and readers who want him to represent them directly in buying or selling Island Park land or a cabin can do that through the buy-or-sell page. Kept honest the same way:
- It is a side note by design — one clearly marked page, never woven into the research or the builder comparisons.
- It costs a commission through LPT Realty, negotiated and set in a written agreement — nothing fixed in advance, and sometimes the seller's side pays it.
- Choosing it is never required — the guides, comparisons, and phone line are free for everyone, including people working with another agent or none.
Related honesty
Who runs this site and what he is (and is not) qualified to do is on the about page. How reviews will work is on the reviews page. What happens to information you submit is on the privacy page. If you think anything on this site is wrong, call (208) 656-1438 — corrections make the site better.
Common questions
Does anything on this site cost money?
Not for visitors. Every page, every call to (208) 656-1438, and every callback is free. There is no paid tier, no paywall, and no obligation attached to asking questions.
Do builders pay to appear on this site?
No. As of 2026-08-11, no builder has paid this site anything, and no builder is covered because of a payment. Builders appear because research surfaced them.
So how will the site ever make money?
Introductions. When someone planning a serious cabin project wants builder conversations started, the site may in the future charge builders for that introduction stream. Builders in this market already pay for reach — the Island Park Area Chamber of Commerce's construction category listed 14 paying member businesses in 2026 — so paying for serious, local introductions is a familiar idea, done here in the open.
Will paying ever change what the site says about a builder?
No. The facts, comparisons, and rankings stay sourced, dated, and identical for everyone whether or not a builder ever pays. The moment that stops being true, this page is lying — which is why the commitment is written here where it can be held against us.
How will I know if a builder has a paid relationship with this site?
This page will name the arrangement in plain language, and any covered builder with a material connection to the site gets that connection disclosed where you can see it, next to the coverage.
Are the reviews part of the business model?
Never. No incentivized or fabricated reviews, full stop — the reviews page publishes real, named, dated experiences only, including negative ones.
What happens to my contact information?
It is used to respond to you, and shared with specific builders only if you ask for introductions. It is never sold or added to marketing lists. The privacy page carries the full, short version.
Does Kjel make money if I buy or sell through him?
Yes — that is the one revenue channel operating today, and it is opt-in. If you choose Kjel as your agent for an Island Park purchase or sale, he earns a real-estate commission through his brokerage, LPT Realty — negotiated and set in a written agreement, and sometimes the seller's side pays it. Choosing him is never required to use this site, the research reads the same either way, and the buy-or-sell page describes the service in plain language.
Who do I hold accountable for all this?
A named person: Kjel Jones, licensed Idaho real estate agent with LPT Realty, at (208) 656-1438. Not a brand shell — the about page says exactly who he is and what he is not.