I now am the proud owner of.. a mortgage!
Nov. 25th, 2006 04:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carynbWell, it's done. Yay! I've signed the contract, so I'm committed to lots of years of lots and lots of debt. Heh. I've taken one night to celebrate and laugh and feel great and ... still not sleep, dammit!
I'm still kinda nervous about the whole thing, but I think I'm starting to settle down a bit. Hopefully, sometime in the next 10 months, I'll start getting some sleep. *g* For now, it's all about the debates about upgrades - do I need the roughed-in bathroom in the basement? How about the vaulted ceiling in the family room? Should I get the oak staircase, or not? I have to set a budget going in and not spend more than that, but it's gonna be difficult. *g* At $80 a pop for the phone/cable/network outlets, how many do I want? Is the tiled backsplash in the kitchen necessary? How about potlights over the fireplace? Should I run a cold-water pipe to the fridge for a water dispenser, even though I'm not planning on getting a fridge with that in it right now? All these questions! I have to balance between what I want and what are good touches for resale, and not spend more than x. This is NOT going to be easy.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate making decisions? The next 6 months should be fun. *g*
I took my camera with me last night, to get some shots of the lot.
I'm still kinda nervous about the whole thing, but I think I'm starting to settle down a bit. Hopefully, sometime in the next 10 months, I'll start getting some sleep. *g* For now, it's all about the debates about upgrades - do I need the roughed-in bathroom in the basement? How about the vaulted ceiling in the family room? Should I get the oak staircase, or not? I have to set a budget going in and not spend more than that, but it's gonna be difficult. *g* At $80 a pop for the phone/cable/network outlets, how many do I want? Is the tiled backsplash in the kitchen necessary? How about potlights over the fireplace? Should I run a cold-water pipe to the fridge for a water dispenser, even though I'm not planning on getting a fridge with that in it right now? All these questions! I have to balance between what I want and what are good touches for resale, and not spend more than x. This is NOT going to be easy.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate making decisions? The next 6 months should be fun. *g*
I took my camera with me last night, to get some shots of the lot.
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The empty lot This is where my new home is going to be. As you can see, there's not much there, yet. *g* The sewers, electrical and gas have already been run, though. They should start digging the hole very soon - they're going for building permits for the models going on the lots this week. |
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Out my (future) front door Looking to the southeast, out what will be my front door, this is what I see. Those trees are zoned to remain an open woodlot/green space area, with walking trails and such. Should be nice. I was kinda obsessive about looking for a place with green space nearby. |
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Other direction Looking out my front door, looking north east. That's a high school being constructed down at the end of the street. You can see a little of the funky streetlights, too. |
