Day 23: Narrowing It Down One By One

 

Tonight I finally feel more at peace than yesterday. Today I drove around the neighborhood again and looked back at some of the pictures that Ive taken of houses with brick that I like. Im happy to report that I have narrowed it down. I now know I like four different ones, and am probably going to nix one of those today.

 

This part is so hard for me. I want my house to be attractive. Since Im on the corner, and a two story, the whole side that faces Grand Junction Trail (the street shown above) will be very visible. I want to be proud of my house and have it reflect my style and taste rather than picking a fad color. I know I want dimension. I don't want a brick that looks like it's been rolled on, all one color, boring. I want something with flecks and shades and character. In the future, one day, I'll need to paint my home and I'll have to pick paint based on the brick. Im considering that, too. Also, my kids and I have to look at this every day. I have to live with it and like it. I need to make a smart choice here. I'll post more when I have it more firmed up.

 

The above picture was taken today while my mom, the kids and I snuck into the house to view its progress. This shows my lot from a completely different view. I do have a great lot!

Day Three: Misting

I know it seems absurd to take photos of the lot when there isn't anything going on, however, in the end I'll be able to set these pictures into motion and really see it all develop. Bear with me.
Today, it's misting.  This is taken from the side street. We are looking at the side of my house/lot.

Day One: Signed The Contract! And We Have Land!

Today was a wonderful gift from God! Let me backup. Yesterday I received a text from my salesman, Chance, who advised he was having a super sale in the neighborhood I was considering and wanted to know if I was ready to go ahead. I needed to talk to my mortgage lender first, who ran my credit report and advised I could go ahead. After the long journey Ive been on to get to this point, I am over the moon!

After brunching with my mom and praying about it, I scheduled with Chance to go pick out a lot and sign the contract this evening. We looked at a few lots, talked about slope, measured, used orange cones for visual, and I finally decided on a nice corner lot on Ignacia Drive.

This is where our home will be built!

The lot size is 62' x 110'.  The way the house will sit, the land slopes downward slightly towards the back, which means I wont have water standing at any time. My foundation will need to be built up a bit, but I don't mind. The thicker, the better! Right?! Since my house is also a two-story with a nice 10' bumpout on the backside, I'll have a bit of a view over the houses behind me that are built lower than me.

There will be a neighborhood-styled (and installed) fence on the outermost right side edge of our yard, running by the sidewalk, giving us a bit more space on the side of our house. I like that as it will give us a bit more side yard. Across the street is a light post. Im sure one day there will be a stop sign there, too.

Here is the lot looking straight on, as if we are standing in front of my house looking at it.

Below is the overall finished look of how the neighborhood is designed. My house is starred in the upper yellow section as shown. We will be the very first of 24 houses to be built on this street.

Enjoy the view today! In a couple of weeks, this will all be changing.