We own land!

We closed yesterday (there was some rescheduling) . . .after spending 1 1/2 hours signing paperwork and trying to figure out some of the documents. Apparently, an Owner/Builder getting a Construction Loan is a pretty rare thing. Everyone was fairly confused with the paperwork. But, we got it straitened out and we now officially own land.

We would of loved to do something to it before Christmas . . . but that just isn't going to happen. We will be back from our vacation to Utah and Natasha's wedding in Tallahassee the second week of January. We will also be submitting for permit then. There's still a lot to do, but I feel like we accomplished a lot. Just getting the loan figured out and approved was a task in itself (well, Adam did most of the work . . . but, it was a huge headache for him). We also selected plumbing fixtures yesterday. So far, we're fairly quick with decision making. I hope that's a good sign for things to come. There is a lot of decisions in our near future.

Anyway, there won't be much on this blog till the second week of January. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

We Close Tomorrow!

We are set to close on the land and construction loan tomorrow, December 19th at 3:00 pm. This will make the land officially ours and we will be able to start working on it!! There's not too much time to work on it before Christmas and our vacation, but we might do a little something. Adam's anxious to mark out the four corners of the house and put the batter boards up (outlines the perimeter of the house). We are also going to a showroom on Thursday to pick out plumbing fixtures. Things are coming together . . . :) YAY!

Our Land

After searching for land the entire year of 2007, we have found the one! You wouldn't believe how hard it was to find something near our church that you can build on yourself. Almost everything Adam and I found was already owned by a builder or in an undesirable location. But, we managed to find a lot in a neighborhood, that is already cleared and has utilities run, less than five minutes from our church! We tried to make a bid on it back in August, but we were told it was already sold. God had other plans . . . two months later, the "for sale" sign was still out and when we called, we discovered the previous buyers fell through. We jumped on it and we should be closing this week on our construction loan. We already have the architectural plans and are currently completing the engineering design (I'm designing the HVAC). We should be submitting for permit before the end of the year. Adam wants to start moving dirt as soon as we can.

It has been a dream of ours to build our own home. Not only do we get to custom design our house, but we're using our talents to do it ourselves and save money. We're excited, but not really sure what we're getting ourselves into. This blog will show the progress of our house and our lives as we build our home together. Enjoy.