Current mood:
excited
We did it. We negotiated an offer with a builder for a new home in Northern Kentucky. Hubby will be working in Cincy, across the river, but we will be living in the beautiful Kentucky countryside. excitedSo we have the lot in our preferred community, we have the house design we love, we have the financing and now I get to go and pick out all the details... that means I am off to the design center.
Never lived in an all new home before and I am soooo excited!! I'd love to post a picture but the one I have is a bit different from what we are building. I plan to take a photo of the model home when we are there this time and I'll share that when I come back.
We didn't get the first lot we made an offer on - long story - but the lot we did get was Mark's first choice, my second choice, so it's still all good. We back onto a gully with shrub & trees that seclude us from our back yard neighbors. We will be just one house away from a community area and pathway that leads to the pool and there is also a small lake or pond that Bailey is absolutely going to LOVE swimming in.
I'm not entirely sure what to expect at the design center. I was told to allow at least eight hours. One of Mark's co-workers is building in a community owned by the same builder and he said his wife took 3 days to complete the design center appointment. Yikes! I think it's going to be things like choosing our countertops, flooring, paint colors, etc. I wish I could take some helpers along with me. It's starting to sound like a whole lot of pressure... fun, definitely, but pressure, too!
This is going to make moving a bunch more fun!!
Good luck with your appointment at the design center.
{{{Big hugs}}}
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3 years ago.
Woo whee. I have a pretty good idea what you're up against. My darling young bride and I just went through all that last year when we sold our Lee Mansion in Maryland and picked out a lovely little spit of land on the beautiful muddy banks of Elizabeth Creek where we had plopped down our brand new super deluxe custom-built double-wide here in Texass. Your lot sounds a whole lot like the one we picked. We too back up to the creek and are a short distance from the community center and pool.
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We were very lucky that our real estate agent volunteered to go with us to the design center. She had just recently before us had a home built and knew how daunting it was to pick and choose stuff that you must live with permanently. Having that agent with us was a big help. You're lucky getting eight hours. We were only allowed three (we were told we had to pay by the hour if we went over the three hours). Our agent hinted at things that worked in her house and things that didn't work. Plus, she broke the tie when my bride and I disagreed.
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The design center folks had the decision making process down to a science. They use a check-off list and hop from item right to the next. They won't let you forget anything. Just go ahead, take a deep breath, and have fun.
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Respectfully,
Gordon Lee
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3 years ago