Purchase Update and House Plans!

We went into the bank this week and made all the arrangements for the closing which will occur on July 13th…less than two weeks away! We’ve visited the lot many times. Yukon has officially peed on the parcel. The kids will get their first look-see in just a couple more weeks. The house across the street from us is all finished. The home owners worked a deal with Darwin to host an open house for potential lot buyers and builders. Their house looks great! We are now sold on the idea of a built in sprinkler system and we met our future neighbors. They have twin 10 year old girls and a part-time 11 year old boy. They seemed like really nice people. Wade something and his wife…we have some time to learn names. We didn’t happen to meet the people building the house two lots down from ours, but we’ve certainly walked all over their property seeing the progress and coming up with ideas for our own house placement and design. Speaking of house design, we’ve found one that works for us. We wrangled with house large or small we wanted the house to be and had to debate whether we wanted a large house and a large wait for all the extras like finishing the basement , the pool, and the jet ski/boat….or do we want a moderate house and the those extras in a more immediate time frame. We decided moderation would serve us better in the long run and found a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath ranch with a 3 car garage.





The red arrows indicate areas where we plan on making some minor changes, but we like the overall layout. We’ve looked at so many house plans. Settling on one is a big step and a big relief. We’re definitely going to nix the French country looking exterior shutters and décor and we’ve found some similar exteriors that we prefer, but overall, this is the general idea. Now, imagine a white privacy fence in the back surrounding a large patio and rectangular pool, and you’ll see into our future! Maybe a less distant future should include the lot closing, the paying-off of the lot, the saving-up for a down payment on a construction loan, and the selling of our lil’ shack.