I haven't posted in a long time because nothing much has been happening. We submitted all of our paperwork for the loan and were approved. So, we just placed our home order with all of the upgrades, colors and options we want. We decided to go with white cupboards, stainless knobs, Shaw linen carpet, Asheville hickory wood flooring in the kitchen and dining room, stainless steel appliances and laminate countertops for now. We did get a really affordable quote for granite in the kitchen from a local company, so if we have enough cash left over we will order that as well. Otherwise we will do it sometime in the next year. We ended up adding the side garage door as an upgrade and the upgraded front gable and wrapped posts to make our HOA happy. We still haven't found a mason for the fireplace, that is my husbands job and he is slacking.
Here is the only picture I took of some of our selections. White cupboards with knobs, vinyl flooring for bathrooms and laundry room on the left, and the temporary laminate countertops at the bottom right.
At this point we are waiting for our appraisal to be completed. Then we can do our first draw on our loan to get the utilities trenched and the pad cut for the house. We were told the appraisal process usually takes about two weeks to be completed. Hopefully, everything goes quickly so we can get to building our house. We are hoping to be in it before the end of the year!
