So…I’ll
start by saying we are FIRST TIMERs. This is our first blog and our first
house!
We
are a military family (dad’s currently deployedL). We started
our travel journey 14 years ago when we left Baltimore, Maryland to relocate to
North Carolina for 6 months then San Diego, California where we lived for
almost 2 years. Our travels have taken us all over the place…we’ve lived in Warminster,
Pennsylvania (right outside of Philly), Okinawa, Japan, Saint Paul, Minnesota,
Jacksonville, North Carolina, and now we are moving to Charlotte (Indian Trail)!
My
husband has served for over 18 years so it’s time to start planting roots and
pitching our tent! We’ve decided to build a Rome model home with Ryan’s Homes
in a community named Sheridan located in Indian Trail, NC.
I’ve
been waiting and wanting to buy a house for soooooo long that my house search
didn’t take long at all. See, I’ve been researching homes for years ---I don’t
know if it was a hobby or an obsession...lol But I use to think of it as my “me
time---my pleasure”—house hunting and hair stuff---DON’T GET ME STARTED ON HAIR
TALK!
Anyhow…my
timeline started on July 14th but we hit a couple of road bumps that
delayed us a little—not much. First, it took us a little longer than usual to
get our contract ratified because I needed to resign everything (I’m using a
power of attorney because my husband is deployed and the documents needed to be
signed in a specific way). 2) I decided not to finance with NVR—they were great
but they just couldn’t beat Navy Federal rates and incentives.
So
I’ve signed the paperwork, gotten financing underway, paid my deposit in full. Completed wiring on July 29th, and
Rug Rite Appointment on August 17th (my bday….Happy Birthday to
ME!).
My
Pre-construction meeting will be Thursday August 22nd!
I’m
so excited!!!!
I
have lots of pictures and info about my selections….I just have to figure out
how to create tabs….Ugh!!!