Closing Day!

I'm a homeowner!!!!

Day 156: Five Days Til Closing!

Still haven't seen anyone working on the house since early last week when the counters went in. Not sure if everything will be done before I close.

 



 

 

 

Day 151: Ten Days Til Closing!

Ohh! The excitement is growing!  Let the countdown begin! 10 days til closing!

 

 

Day 147: Two Weeks Til Closing!

Today marks the end of Week 21. Two weeks from today I close! Woohoo! It's finally down to that time where Im starting to feel a little nervous. The house is 98% done and the excitement is growing. I absolutely cannot wait to get the keys and take my kids HOME!

I've started shopping for a few key items I'll need to purchase right away--a refrigerator, washer and dryer and wood blinds. Oy! Thankfully I have a great source for Whirlpool appliances and have found another source for the wood blinds. Now, I've got to measure all 25 of those windows.

Day 85: One Week

We went from a slab to a house in one week!

Day Seven: Good Morning!

Good morning!

Today it occurred to me that one week ago today I didn't even know I would be doing this. It was a complete surprise! I can say this has been one of the happiest weeks for me. While I was pondering over this on my commute, I decided to drive by the lot right after dropping the kids off at school to see what sort of morning light we have.

This picture was taken from the side street, showing the stake that we suspect indicates where my back fence will eventually line up, looking over my lot. Turns out that the house being built (the one with the big blue dumpster in front) shields the rising sun at this time and casts a great big shadow, over my land as it is now. I hope it shadows my home, too, once its built, because it would be nice to not have sun glaring in my window this early. :)

It is a nice lot, dontcha think?

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.