New News :)

Cabinet Update: We were able to add them! Ryan did not pay for them but we put in change order # 9 this morning. Our sales Rep is great! Everyone knew how distraught I was about the whole cabinet situation sooooo that means my smile is back!

Now, I realized that since I did not get the gourmet kitchen upgrade, that I now probably wont have crown molding on my cabinets and I will not have deep sinks. I'm am dissapointed about not getting them, but I can live FOR NOW without those things. I will suggest to those just starting the process when you get your "homework packet" also known as the options list, if you are not sure what is included in something on the list, please , please ask! It will prevent a lot of frustration in the building process. If you see something in a model ask what is the upgrade called and/or if you see something in a model home that you want for sure make sure you ask what is that upgrade called on your list! I learned the hard way unfortunately. Don't get me wrong but I think these are some things that would be really helpful. I wish our model home was closer and that we went to visit it more often, I think we would have caught some of the details that we missed.

Impt info for Home buying newbies:

Also ask your sales rep has anything changed on the model that is different on the home you will get. Some counties and towns have different codes. This is especially important if you view a model home in a community in a different state or county. Different counties have different rules, sometimes they make your house look better and sometimes it can turn your dream home into a dirt pile of disappointments!

Other news: we have an updated schedule:

This week: Drywall will be completed

Next Week: Siding and trim will be installed

Third week: Finishing trades will be installed

Update!!!!
We recieved a letter with our official dates and times from Ryan today. :)

8/24/2011: We have a walk through is scheduled at 10:00 am. (((yaaaaay)))
8/31/2011: Settlement was scheduled on the PM's end on 8/29/11, but we recieved a letter from NVR yesterday with the specific day of 8/31/11 at 2:00 pm ((((yaaaay)))

We can use the holiday weekend to move... We shall be laboring on Labor day! lol


Finally:

Tomorrow our current house will be listed on websites for rent. I really hope we quickly find a renter for the home. I wish we could make it just disappear and not bother with renters but I haven't found any genie's in a bottle lately! The management company we selected seems really good and I have been happy with their service thus far. I hope the market gets better sooner than later, because we are loosing money with this property. We have to not only pay the property management company, but we also have to pay HOA fees for the home and a small portion to contribute to the mortgage. Good news is hopefully we will get to write all of these things off on our taxes.  We shall see!

Tomorrow we visit the house again and hopefully we have plenty of good pics to post. Until next time...Happy Building Everyone!