Hello ! I'm creating this blog to give myself an outlet for what I am sure will be a rollercoaster ride. My husband and I are having to move to a different part of the state (military move) and have decided to build our new home. We currently live in a home that was new when we first purchased it (DR Horton) however that was a spec home we purchased, and this one will be a home we are having built for us.
So here's where it gets a little trickier for us, he will not be here when we are moving, so most of the planning has to be done before he leaves. We do not have any children but we do have 4 dogs, so I have to make sure I stay on top of the ball for all phases of construction, attend all meetings, make sure to schedule all private inspections, put our home on the market, clear the home with 4 dogs while our current home shows, sell our home, and close on the new one, all by myself, while still having my own career which generally has me in the office for around 45+ hours a week.
I'm pretty stressed, I know things will be rough, I know things will fall through, so I'm just trying to brace myself and try and prepare for the worst but hope for the best.
So back to the new home, once we knew where we were going, we started looking around for all new construction homes. We saw a bunch of different builders- Great Southern Homes, Essex, Mungo, all the big builders in SC, however none of them really had the wow factor we were looking for. The big thing we had to keep in mind was getting what we wanted in a home, but staying within the price range of the community (no one wants to have the most expensive home in the neighborhood). This is what eventually led us to Ryan Homes, it was pretty far from the new base, but there isn't really much traffic, and my husband was willing to sacrifice a longer commute time to have a nicer home and a nicer community.
When we met with our sales rep for Ryan Homes, we just knew it was right, and yes I know they have a huge incentive to be nice to you but we had already met with over 6 different sales reps from different communities and they all definitely left much to be desired.
We decided that the Landon floor plan was for us, I have included pictures of the plan how we specifically want it.
Now we will not be needing to move in until the end of March/beginning of April, which actually ended up being perfect because the lot we are building on still needs to be permitted, cleared, etc. We were asked to put down a total of 1 percent of the sales price of the home before they start to build which I think is pretty good. We did have to provide a pre-approval letter upfront even though the build will probably not begin until December, which I understand completely as Im sure they do not want to reserve the lot for someone without knowing they can be approved. The SR tried to get us to apply with NVR several times but I was just not having that, I've heard nothing but horror stories about them and personally would just rather pay closing costs out of pocket with a lower rate then whatever incentives NVR advertises and have a higher rate.
Sorry for the lengthy first post. I plan to post about the following: the meeting with the design studio, Guardian, the loan process, and of course all the things that happen once the home actually starts being built, as well as how the sale of my home goes and the coordinating of the sale of my current home and the close of the new home.
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