Lumber is wildly expensive — especially now. It’s much more cost-effective to harvest lumber from your own land. Just pile up the logs and John can bring his portable sawmill to you. The cost of his time usually yields many times the value in usable boards and timbers.
He can mill larger quantities, or just a few sentimental trees. If a beloved tree must come down, John can mill it, then turn a portion of the wood into an heirloom your family can cherish.