Oh, lawdy! Our lot is officially SOLD! We went and visited one night when we were child-free for a little while and walked into the thick mud and felt so excited! Nevermind that afterward we had to clean our shoes off with baby wipes and threw them in the floorboard and the next day Billy's dad was helping me clean out the car and it looked like... well...
Meeting with the foundation expert as soon as we can to discuss the "lay of the land" once the house is built. It's a small lot, as most middle-of-the-city areas require, but we love that in front is a protected wet land and it's not an east to west facing house like we have now (BIG heating/cooling bills).
I thought building a home would be relatively easy as far as selections, since we're building it off the model home we fell in love with. Woo boy, I was wrong (and so was Billy)!
Just a tiny portion of the things we've been deciding the past few days:
-Do we want brushed nickel or oil rubbed bronze fixtures?
-Granite or quartz counter tops?
-50, 66, or 80 gallon water heater?
-Wrought iron railing or wood?
-Glazed or unglazed cabinets?
-Soldiering above our exterior windows?
-Red, cream, or brown brick?
-Carpet, laminate, engineered hardwood, tile, vinyl...
It's a lot. And there's a little bit of pressure because once we've created and signed the contract, each change we make will cost us about $200, and rightfully so because the builder would have to re-order, re-plan, and it would cost them time and money, as well. But it's tough having that on us, because we want this house to be as perfect as it is in our heads.
But after trying several times to add everything we wanted and subtract what we didn't, it consistently added up to about $5k over budget, but I think we can live with that.
We should go into official selections soon, and then building will begin! Is this real???
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