Jeff and Valarie: November 2008

The house is finally coming along! It actually looks like a house now. They are right on schedule to get done in December with the construction schedule they gave us. They tell us the four other houses that are sold in the same unit want to be done in December as well so they pulled another crew to get it done. Well, the reason why I think they want to get it done is since it is so hard to get into a house these days they are not trying to draw it out too long so people can't "screw up" and not be able to close on it! Which has happened to one of the units that is being built by our unit. All 6 lots where sold in one unit and all 6 where declined for their loan. Needless to say, If you drive past on of the units and it has only 3 walls up (yes 3, they are being held up by 2x4's) you now know why.

Speaking of getting into this house it has been a NIGHTMARE!!!! They keep asking for more and more information that I swear we have already given them a thousand times. And then they need all of our info every month to make sure nothing is happening from the first time we signed the pre approval to the final approval we just got. We will need to give them everything AGAIN at the closing in December. It SUCKS! It is so stressful because you just never know what's going to happen. Oh, and since October the amount they want for closing has gone up $1500!!!!!!!! So that has to come from somewhere. So, I am sorry to say if we don't give out christmas gifts this year you now know the reason why.

Even through all of this Jeff and I are still so excited for this all to be over and to finally be in the house. It hasn't been all bad it's just been a very stressful week and felt like venting.

Dining Room/ Kitchen (Thing in middle is going to be the island)