The House is Becoming a HOME
It was a busy month for us, but we finally completed all of our big hurdles. We were able to obtain our (Temp) Certificate of Occupancy just in time to close the construction loan. It was due to expire at the end of August and we barely got the last of the inspections and documentation to the bank with TWO days to spare. Not that we were stressing - but if we did not make the deadline the lock on our rate would expire - and in today's market - it would have jumped 2 points. That would have made for a big
increase in our house payment.
Fortunatley at the time - we only had to have one working bathroom, a sink in the kitchen plus all the electrical and HVAC completed. That was over a month ago and since that time we have completed a lot on the house. We still have to pass the final inspection - but we have an additional 90 days for that. We can get more time if we need it. The important thing is that we closed our loan to permanent financing and moved out of our old house. We were also stressing about renting out our old house during this same time period - we did not find a renter we felt good about until the actual day we were loading up the truck to move to the new house. Finally after all this time - we are moved into the new house - renters in old house and yes - the house is looking like a home....... Life is good.
Still getting use to living in the country. One night we thought a bunch of kids were partying at the bottom of our property - come to find out it was a pack of coyotes. I am learning preying mantis are our friend and neighbors will shoot
your dog if they find him wondering in their pasture. Our dog has run away from home 3 times in just the past two weeks. I am about ready to shoot him my self if the neighbors don't get him first.
Ray is in his element living in the country - but this is my first
experience. I don't know if I will ever get use to the taste of well water - and yes if you let the water run long enough - even with a 2500 gal storage tank - you can run out of water. We have deer running through our property along with a bob cat. We have 4 bats that live in our trees along with a couple of eagles and two owls that sing to us a night - and recently a wood pecker. Our neighbors have horses, goats, donkey, llamas, geese, cattle, etc.
Everyday - coming to and from home we are greeted by these country animals - and we love it. We have a local view from the back side of the house and on a clear day - a beautiful view of the snow cap Sierras. We absolutely love it. We will love it even more once the house completed. There is still a lot of work left to be done. We still have to put in a driveway and sidewalks, along with some rock veneer in the front - complete the decks and finish putting in the cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms. All of these drawers and the rest of the doors are sitting in the garage waiting to be put together. Once all of this is done - then we can start thinking about landscaping.
Yes - we still have allot left to do - but we are finally living here in the country and loving every minute of it. We want you to come and visit. We have the guest room completed along with a working bathroom (Very important). And lastly - we finally are "The Wiest Family from the Hills".
increase in our house payment.Fortunatley at the time - we only had to have one working bathroom, a sink in the kitchen plus all the electrical and HVAC completed. That was over a month ago and since that time we have completed a lot on the house. We still have to pass the final inspection - but we have an additional 90 days for that. We can get more time if we need it. The important thing is that we closed our loan to permanent financing and moved out of our old house. We were also stressing about renting out our old house during this same time period - we did not find a renter we felt good about until the actual day we were loading up the truck to move to the new house. Finally after all this time - we are moved into the new house - renters in old house and yes - the house is looking like a home....... Life is good.
Still getting use to living in the country. One night we thought a bunch of kids were partying at the bottom of our property - come to find out it was a pack of coyotes. I am learning preying mantis are our friend and neighbors will shoot
your dog if they find him wondering in their pasture. Our dog has run away from home 3 times in just the past two weeks. I am about ready to shoot him my self if the neighbors don't get him first.
Ray is in his element living in the country - but this is my first
experience. I don't know if I will ever get use to the taste of well water - and yes if you let the water run long enough - even with a 2500 gal storage tank - you can run out of water. We have deer running through our property along with a bob cat. We have 4 bats that live in our trees along with a couple of eagles and two owls that sing to us a night - and recently a wood pecker. Our neighbors have horses, goats, donkey, llamas, geese, cattle, etc.
Everyday - coming to and from home we are greeted by these country animals - and we love it. We have a local view from the back side of the house and on a clear day - a beautiful view of the snow cap Sierras. We absolutely love it. We will love it even more once the house completed. There is still a lot of work left to be done. We still have to put in a driveway and sidewalks, along with some rock veneer in the front - complete the decks and finish putting in the cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms. All of these drawers and the rest of the doors are sitting in the garage waiting to be put together. Once all of this is done - then we can start thinking about landscaping.
Yes - we still have allot left to do - but we are finally living here in the country and loving every minute of it. We want you to come and visit. We have the guest room completed along with a working bathroom (Very important). And lastly - we finally are "The Wiest Family from the Hills".
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