Wow… it has been two months since my last post. Quite a bit has happened, very slowly…
The appraisal process slowed us down quite a bit. There were two appraisals done and they both came back low. Mostly due to this being a new development, so there was only one sale and it was sold so low just so the guy could get rid of it so he could move to Houston. The comparables just weren't there to put the value where the builder thought it should be. This worked in our favor. Yeah us! The builder had to bring his price down, cutting into his profit. The good news for us was that he REALLY wants to build this house. It is a unique plan, with some really cool craftsman features… and it will really say something about his abilities as a custom builder. Good news all around if you ask me.
So we finished up the appraisal, then quickly closed on the construction. The next task for us was to get our custom changes into the blueprints. The architect is from near Dallas. So this was an easy task. He would draw the changes and then we would go back and forth ironing out the details. It only took him about 5 days to complete. Then we had to now push it through the Architectural Committee. That approval should come back today or tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the builder is setting up his subcontractors in the bull pen so they will be ready to go when the approval comes in.
All of this to say… the construction of our dream home will begin this week!
There are lot of cool custom touches that we are thinking about doing in the kitchen… cabinets, island, hood…
…more to come, with photos of course.
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