Construction Loan Procedure
The process of getting a construction loan for the construction of a residential home, including lots of scavenger hunts for documents
Timing Groundbreaking
A debate about timing groundbreaking; do we go early and fight with the frost and snow or wait until spring and fight with the water
Building Permits and Landscaping
Getting some edits from our local permit office and some landscaping advice from our local extension office on how to reseed our property
Survey Stake Lunch
A quick visit to the site to see the survey stakes and the view on a beautiful fall day in Summit County, Colorado
HOA Approval
We finally received hoa approval on the plans for our mountain modern home, after going through a round of edits with the architectural committee
Estimating Homebuilding Costs
Estimating homebuilding costs can be a challenge, particularly if you’re in a high or low cost area. Here are some ways to get into the ballpark.
HOA Re-Submission
After the HOA’s architectural committee rejected our first set of plans, we regrouped and re-submitted our plans to the hoa
HOA Architectural Committee Response
Making adjustments after the HOA’s architectural committee rejected our first set of plans for our modern mountain home in Summit County
First Furniture Plans
Mapping out some rough furniture plans for our new home with floor plans, graph paper, and cutouts for the furinture we have and furniture we want.
Second Budget
Trying to figure out whether the second budget produced by our architect and builder was overly optimistic or had some bearing on real life