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Property Update #47- Foundation & Driveway
The block foundation is done or close to being done on my home! It looks strange having the door kind of float up there but it will look better once the deck is built. I will be getting 8x8 decks...
Property Update #46- Septic
It looks like they have started digging for the septic tanks and other piping in the backyards. The heat pumps have been installed. Electric service has been initiated. They are also continuing t...
Property Update #45- Loss
Bestie’s mom passed in the hospital last night at 9pm. M was supposed to have a camper and live in their backyard. She was a huge part of this dream of ours that we embarked on for years. It’s d...
Property Update #44- On the land!
Sorry it’s been quite a hot minute. I had some health stuff to handle. The houses are BOTH on the land! As of 2 weeks ago. They look so so good. Its becoming more real now! The kiddos got to see ...
Property Update #43- Gate
I was told that they are bringing my home from the Clayton showroom onto the land on Wednesday. I was thinking that they were going to work on the septic system first. But she explained that if t...
Property Update #42- Delivery
Hey Guys! Here’s what’s up now: Septic permits have finally been approved! Foundation is as done as it can be before the houses come in. Not sure what is next, digging for the septic systems or ...
Property Update #41- Neighbor
They started footers on my foundation! The bonus fam and I went to take a trip to check it out on Monday. We paid for our water lines/ meters at the water company. It felt so good because for onc...
Property Update #40- Planning Meeting #2
On Feb 13th, we had to go to a second planning meeting for the county. “Unbuildable areas” were marked on our survey and the spot that is ideal for my house placement was in that area. It turns o...
Property Update #39- Held up
My my it’s been awhile since I have written ! The closings happened end of Dec. We have kind of been at a standstill since then. But there are a few updates. We are at a standstill for a few rea...
Property Update #38- Appraisal & Closing
Here’s where I am at with property stuff at of now. I am in Illinois with my parents until Jan 6th, so things are going to get a bit tricky here. The finalized survey is all signed and recorded o...
Property Update #37- Mortgage #1 Closing!
Today 11/29/23- Bestie and her husband closed on their home/ construction mortgage! They had to make the 2 hour drive to Crossville with her mom to sign all the paperwork. One thing we did not lo...
Property Update #36- My Mortgage
Are you guys ready for part 2 of the shit show? I know you are! Let’s go back to Tuesday Nov 14th, before the planning meeting. Our mortgage guy called Besties hubby and Bestie overheard. He ask...
Property Update #35- Planning Meeting
Nov 14th was the planning meeting for the county. We needed to go to get our survey approved since the split was under 5 acres. Unfortunately I couldn’t go because I was at the start of a really ...
Property Update #34- Home placements
Today we met up with the foundation guy out on the land. Last time we met up with him he showed up 2 hours late, so we were blown away when he was right on the dot. Since we have a new survey we...
Property Update #33- My House!
It’s finally time to pick my home model! My pre-approval went through and my rate is locked in at 7.2%. I guess it went up to 7.5 or 7.6% for new folks now. I’m still kind of salty about that but...
Property Update #32- Expensive Mistakes
My Equifax report (credit bureau) was magically fixed when I got to the right second level manager. Spent literal hours on the phone arguing with them. Nobody there would admit it was my social s...
Property Update #31- Survey
We met the survey company at the land on 10/12/23. They had to see where we wanted to place the homes, so we can get the most accurate drafts for the planning meeting. I had drawn up a draft of w...
Property Update #30- My Mortgage
So my mortgage is at a standstill. And I will have to go back to the drawing board on picking a home model. So back in Feb I had discovered that my Equifax credit report was messed up. I tried t...
Property Update #29- TDEC Lamery
I emailed the TDEC office to ask about how long should it take to get the environmental paperwork back. This dude emailed me who we have seen in person, he came out to our property to inspect the...
Property Update #28- Real Estate Lawyer
We found out the county planning committee meeting is November 14th. So bestie will have to pay the mortgage company to extend their rates for an additional 30 days. Today we went to a real esta...
Property Update #27- Survey Saga Continues
Today’s Update: The survey company called me this morning when I was barely ready to speak to the world after waking up. They let me know that they talked to the survey manager and planning comm...
Property Update #26- TDEC Office
We drove the hour and a half to the county environmental office today. It was pretty in and out. We gave them the previous survey and the soil work map. Paid $300 for 2 tracts of land because of ...
Property Update #25- Survey Saga Continues
9/25/23- We finally got ahold of the survey company. We have to go to a T DEC office in Cookeville, TN (hour and a half away) to get a subdivision/restrictions platt. It’s basically the soil map...
Property Update #24- Water Line Waiver
9/21/23- Recap: I spoke with 2 more people over the course of 2 weeks wasting more time. I was initially told that we had to have the receipt for the fire hydrant before doing the survey. But af...
Property Update #23- Survey Saga Begins
9/18/23- We begin the quest to get ahold of survey companies. The company that did our previous survey told us that there needs to be a fire hydrant within 1000 feet of the property due to a new...
