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I haven't told my family yet because I'm still worried it won't happen, but I gotta tell someone!!

We were pre-approved for a home loan and are working with a home builder to get a house built! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

We've been married over 5.5 years and have lived in 6 different rentals in that time - from a tiny 400 sq. ft. apt to a mouse infested trailer. I am SO READY for a house!! And what's crazy is that we will pay less a month for this mortgage than we do in rent right now. House prices are crazy awesome where I live right now!

The house is soooo cute and the builder does some really nice features as standard options in their homes (like granite counters and CROWN MOLDING in the main room, kitchen and dining rooms <----eeeeeeeeeee!) I have some ideas for switching up the floorplan and they are willing to work with me to include those at no extra cost. My hubby is an HVAC tech so he will be installing the AC at cost and instead of them paying the company for labor and the profit on the AC (Tyrel works for our BIL), we will get to pick a few upgrades to the house. It's about 1500 sq. ft (3 bed 2 bath), which isn't huge, but it will be the perfect size for our family of 4 and about double the size of the place we're in now. And I'd finally have a walk-in closet!!

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thats so awesome! Congrats Megan!
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That's AWESOME!!!! Congrats!!!!



We are finally buying our first house too!!! We have been renting a house for our 6 years of marriage and are closing on a house in a few weeks!!!
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that is awesome and almost sounds like a Quadrant home...that is how we had our house built
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Congrats!!! That's amazing news.
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Yay Megan that's so exciting!!! Congrats!!!
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That sounds so awesome Megan!!
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Yeah!!!!! That is so exciting!!!!! Congrats!
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Congrats Megan! Such awesome news!
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Oh wow!!! I'm so excited for you and so jealous too! hehe... CONGRATS!!
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Cool for you! Best of luck so that it comes true.

BTW, I never fail to be amused at the different US/European mindset when it comes to housing - 400 sq feet is HUGE here, and 1500 sq feet is discouragingly vast, LOL. :-)
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So fun! It is always fun to have your OWN place and be able to do what you want. So excited for you sweetie!
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Crossing my fingers for you that it all will all go through and you're dream home will soon be a reality. Congrats!
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that is SOOOOO exciting! I hope it works out.

We're hoping to "upgrade" soon. And I think 1500 sq ft is PERFECT! Ours is about 1900 (we have an extra living area) and it still fits our family of 6 just fine! (but we are getting excited about the thought of bigger!)
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that is SOOOOO exciting! I hope it works out.

We're hoping to "upgrade" soon. And I think 1500 sq ft is PERFECT! Ours is about 1900 (we have an extra living area) and it still fits our family of 6 just fine! (but we are getting excited about the thought of bigger!)
wait til they are bigger..the toys get bigger, the clothes get bigger, they take up more room..def go bigger!

sooo exciting Megan! Hope it all goes smoothly!
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That is so exciting! There's nothing like buying your first home...and to have it built?! That's super exciting!
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How exciting!!! Hope it all works out perfectly for you! Can't wait to see how you decorate it!
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wait til they are bigger..the toys get bigger, the clothes get bigger, they take up more room..def go bigger!

sooo exciting Megan! Hope it all goes smoothly!
I can imagine. Even though we have 4 kids now, they are all tiny and don't take up much space (though their toys and clothes do!)... as they grow, I know that will all change. I'm ready to move! But, we aren't desperate, claustrophobic or cramped--that's just what's next in our lives!
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Yeah!!!! We are still in our first house and we love ours!!! Enjoy the process!!!
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How exciting!!! Hope it all works out perfectly for you! Can't wait to see how you decorate it!
I cannot wait to actually start decorating!! I've never bothered buying any decor for our apts... oh and SUPER excited to be able to paint colors on my walls! eeeee!
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That is so exciting, Megan! Congrats!
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Congratulations! That's fantastic, that you can get something bigger and all yours for less than you're paying in rent. I'm jealous that you're building new! Around here things are so built up that building new is either very expensive or in an inconvenient location.
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um... we need pics of this future house :P
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OH my gosh, Megan! I am beyond excited for you! I was seriously disappointed last time, but look at how much better this house is! And I can not wait to see how you decorate it! Now that I'm not pregnant anymore I actually care a little bit about decorating our house again. And I definitely have closet envy. Our closets are pretty ridiculous.
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I haven't told my family yet because I'm still worried it won't happen, but I gotta tell someone!!

We were pre-approved for a home loan and are working with a home builder to get a house built! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

We've been married over 5.5 years and have lived in 6 different rentals in that time - from a tiny 400 sq. ft. apt to a mouse infested trailer. I am SO READY for a house!! And what's crazy is that we will pay less a month for this mortgage than we do in rent right now. House prices are crazy awesome where I live right now!

The house is soooo cute and the builder does some really nice features as standard options in their homes (like granite counters and CROWN MOLDING in the main room, kitchen and dining rooms <----eeeeeeeeeee!) I have some ideas for switching up the floorplan and they are willing to work with me to include those at no extra cost. My hubby is an HVAC tech so he will be installing the AC at cost and instead of them paying the company for labor and the profit on the AC (Tyrel works for our BIL), we will get to pick a few upgrades to the house. It's about 1500 sq. ft (3 bed 2 bath), which isn't huge, but it will be the perfect size for our family of 4 and about double the size of the place we're in now. And I'd finally have a walk-in closet!!

I'm soooooo excited!
Congratulations Megan! That sounds so exciting!! I just learned something new about you too...that your DH does the same thing as mine. lol Gotta love those men that keep up cool in the summer and toasty warm in the winter!!
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um... we need pics of this future house :P
Yes, but I don't have any. lol They have finished another with nearly the same floorplan but they haven't published them on their website... they did show the pics to us when we met with them on Saturday though. I will share if they put them up on their site.
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OH my gosh, Megan! I am beyond excited for you! I was seriously disappointed last time, but look at how much better this house is! And I can not wait to see how you decorate it! Now that I'm not pregnant anymore I actually care a little bit about decorating our house again. And I definitely have closet envy. Our closets are pretty ridiculous.
I know!!! I was bummed it didn't work out last year, UNTIL we later found out that the plumbing was all corroded and it all needed replaced since the water from the well wasn't properly filtered and balanced. Plus this house is about 300 sq. ft. larger, WAY nicer, way cuter, will be NEW, and the payment will only be about $100 more than that other house would've been.
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Congratulations Megan! That sounds so exciting!! I just learned something new about you too...that your DH does the same thing as mine. lol Gotta love those men that keep up cool in the summer and toasty warm in the winter!!
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How very exciting! Congrats! When we bought our house I was so excited to put paint on the walls, all those years of white walls was getting under my skin haha!
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YAY for having your own place!!! I can SO relate to the horrors of rentals, and WOOT! WALK-IN CLOSET!!!
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Awesome news Megan !! YAY for you !!!
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No thank you! I had a baby 2 months ago! lol
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Yay...this is so awesome Megan! Can't wait to see some snaps of the finished house...houses in the US are so different to the ones here in Australia so I love seeing what you guys do with them.

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