Contract complete

We sat down today with the realtor and builder and talked numbers/got the contract signed. Now the waiting game begins...he is submitting all floor plan changes to the designer tomorrow who will have the blue prints for us in 1-2 weeks. Then we can get those to the lender who can begin the appraisal and work on getting us to closing on the construction loan. All of this is supposed to be finished sometime between now and March 11. Then....we can BREAK GROUND!

Overall, we are very happy with the numbers and what we are going to be able to get. We are kind of surprised that we are going to be able to get the upgrades that we will be getting for our first house and staying within our budget. To get the basement finished, we will be going a little over budget. We've read and been told that it is cheaper to get this done during construction than coming back later to do.

Some of the structural things we are happy about are 9ft ceilings on the main level and raised ceilings in the basement. We also are getting a 2ft bump out in the kitchin/dining area for a little more room. Nothing big, but I think it will help open the space up a little. He is doing some nice built in cabinets in the mud room and a built in bench inside the front door in the foyer. We should have enough on budget to do mid-level cabinets, granite countertops, and nice stainless steel kitchen appliances. There is enough on budget to have some nice recessed lights in the kitchen/basement as well as along the front porch. Something I liked in the builders house that he showed us were vent lights along the stairway down to the basement. We are getting ceiling fans/ceiling fan connections in all bedrooms and the great room. He will be doing a tray ceiling with crown molding and rope light in the master bedroom.

We were also happy to see that there was seeding/straw placement for the yard and a budget for some landscaping. Thankfully, he thought of things that we hadn't thought of...

Anyways, there probably won't be many updates until closing/ground breaking unless some other unexpected news pops up so we will see you then!