Anxiously Waiting...

Well…. No we have not begun construction quite yet. There was a bit of a delay with the bank (mostly due to the appraisal) but we got everything straightened around and now we are off to the races (almost). We got word from the back at the end of last week that our house over appraised. I always thought this was a good thing, well it is and it isn’t. While we will have equity built into the house immediately, it also throws up a red flag that we will not be able to complete the house for the amount we borrowed. Not a huge issue, that bank was very easy to work with on this problem, it just required a little more time. We are hoping to have final commitment today or Monday and be able to close early next week. I am pretty anxious to close and get things started (as is Mike).
With that said, we are looking to put a hole in the ground sometime during the week of May 5th. I am just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that we can get started soon.
We are planting some trees tonight. I will try to remember to take some pictures of the trees and post them. Have a great weekend!

We Have A Drive Way!

Let the dirt Fly! We took advantage of this semi-nice weekend to put our Drive Way in. Yes, I know it is just a drive way, but to me it is still exciting. One step in the right direction. We did go to the bank on the 21st of March and got locked in at a great rate, so I am very pleased about that. The appraiser was out on Friday evening to take pictures of the land and finalize everything on his end. I anticipate closing to be sometime in the next two weeks. We used Northwest Savings Bank (for anyone considering buying or building) they have been absolutely wonderful to work with; I cannot say enough nice things about our experience. Here are some pictures of the position where the house will be (the first picture you can see the four flags marking the corners of the house) as well as some pictures of the drive way construction. Enjoy!

You can faintly see the flags for the corners of the house.

My Grandpa, Clearing the Way!

My dad, moving the stone into place!

Mike, loading up Dumpy!

More Stone!

Even More Stone!

Were almost there!