The final step/hoop to jump through has been done! Friday, I closed on my mortgage. The permanent Certificate of Occupancy was granted in January. The house is officially “mine” (technically the bank still owns it until it’s paid off)!! It feels good to finally not have to deal with all the financial stuff, inspections, etc. There are still a couple things the builder needs to provide -smart dead bolt and the hub that goes with the smart lights, but most everything is done.
We have been in almost three months. I’m to that point where things are “good enough” and it’s hard to get motivated to get through the final unboxing. I’m thinking it might be easier when the weather is nicer. Speaking of weather, the house was so pretty with snow last weekend!
The snow hid the fact that there is no landscaping done around the house. My son and I went sledding and made a snowman which was a lot of fun. It has all melted and we’re back to dirt now. It was pretty while it lasted!
Since moving in, I bought shelving for our media area, my office and my son’s room. Pictures have been hung, TV mounted on the wall, installed a new shower head in the Master bathroom, installed bidet toilet seats in every bathroom, put up 40’ of wire fencing with like 900 ft to go, put up Christmas decorations, then took them down, installed the movie screen, projector, speakers and some wall shelving on the walls in the media area and got my smart lights setup so the outside ones come on at sunset and off at sunrise. So I guess I HAVE been busy!
I have a list of projects started and will budget and prioritize them. Fencing is high on the priority list because I’m getting tired of babysitting the dog when he goes out. He tends to follow his nose and wanders off. Putting up wiring fence is not as easy as I thought it would be, but I watched some youtube videos on stretching it so the next section should go better.
Carrie's Building Journey 