Approval - Check! Selling our Townhouse Weds.

We received word that our mortgage app has been approved!  We will also be closing on our Townhouse 2/29 at noon.  We can't wait to hand over our keys.  We will be moving into our apartment next week.  It's going to be fun going from a 3 level townhouse to a 2BR apartment.  But it shouldn't be too bad considering the big prize at the end.  Our dream home should be complete by July.

Finding these blogs has been so helpful.  We thought we had thought of everything, but after looking over many of the blogs we've added some things to our checklist.

Lot and Model Pics

We visited with our sales rep on Sunday to go over a few changes we wanted to make for our options.  In the midst of our visit, she offered to give us the Sold sign to place on our lot.  We declined because we want to wait until we sell our house to do so; which we hope to do within two weeks.

Anyway here are some pics of our lot and the model:

Here's our lot...in a cul de sac

A little bit closer...backing to woods

 Living Room

 Dining Room view from foyer

 Dining Room...love the tray ceiling

 Master Bedroom...again love the tray ceiling :)

 Family Room

 Love this view from the Family Room

 Kitchen...they have changed the island shape to make it a little bigger

On hold selling our current house

We are anxiously awaiting our closing date on our current home.  As is the case many times in the real estate business, something is bound to crop up to delay the transaction.  We were scheduled to close last Friday, but much to our surprise the buyer's lender decided they weren't going to fund any more loans.  We found this out Friday around 5pm!  Needless to say, we were not thrilled.  We took off work and packed up half the house expecting to move, but are now on hold for another 3 weeks or so.

I drove by our lot this evening and they have now placed the Ryan Homes lot signs in the cul de sac.  I will post pictures this weekend.

The beginning

This has been a fun journey and it feels like we are heading down the home stretch; which is odd because we have yet to break ground on our home.  We have been looking at the Zachary for nearly two years.  Last March we finally decided to get serious about pursuing our new home, but a big obstacle stood in the way (selling our townhouse).  It was in March that we met with the realtor Ryan recommended.  With a list of suggested home updates, we took about 4-5 months to get our home in a good show state.  In August we listed our home, and we finally received and accepted an offer on Dec. 29th.  We are now roughly a week away from closing on our home.

Two weeks ago we signed our contract, after having gone thru the fun process of selecting all of our options:)  We met with the mortgage company this past Monday and met with Guardian this past Friday, and much to our surprise it was fairly painless.  The rep was not pushy at all, and we pretty much stuck to our desired options (security, additional cable outlet and surround sound in the family room).  We will be meeting with the design firm on Monday to select our carpet.  

Prayerfully we will be out of our townhouse within a week or two and have our approval letter in hand!  Once we break ground, we will post pics.