It’s the end of week 1.

The taxes are now done, which means that I can send them off to the IRS and also take a copy to the mortgage company or bank of my choice. I haven’t decided who to have do my mortgage yet, because I’m still trying to figure out if I’m going with one mortgage to build with and then get a new one for my 30 year payback stint, or get a building mortgage that rolls over into my 30 year sentence.

The initial house plans are supposed to be done tomorrow so that we can look at them, and go “wow, I hate that house”, and then have to sit down and see where we went wrong. LOL

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I actually started this ball rolling a couple of years ago, and didn’t even know it. I had some money left over from the sale of my house, so I bought a lot and figured, “what the heck, I’ll have someone build a spec home for me some day.”

That was two years ago, I’m 2 years older, and not any richer or wiser. I’m also in need of a new house. So, instead of having a contractor or builder build my house. My wife and I decided to be our own general contractors and see how we like it. If all goes well, maybe I’ll build a house from time to time for the fun of it. If everything goes to hell, maybe I’ll move to the Bahamas and live on the beach. Who knows.

I’m counting today as day 1 in the house building process. Today we did three things.

1. We took the rest of the tax information to the accountant so that he could finish my taxes, because I’m going to need them to get a loan from the bank or a mortgage company.
2. We sat down with the architect and told him everything we want in our house, including how tall we want our ceilings, and the fact that we want a bonus room over the garage. He told us the bonus room is going to be a pain in the ass, and double his time in building the plans, but we have a couple of young children who need to be neither seen or heard. LOL
3. And finally, we went to an interior designer to pick out floor coverings, paint colors and counter tops. We actually started this last year, so it only took an hour, compared to the 2 weeks it took last year. (I’m not sure I still like the stuff we picked out last year. OH CRAP…)
• Last year we were going to go with a house that had 2000 feet on the main floor, and a 2000 foot unfinished basement. We changed our mind and decided on a house with no basement, 2500 square feet on the main floor, and a 300-500 square foot bonus room for the kids.
• We also decided to go with cheap granite look alike Formica counter tops, instead of the slab granite, because we want to put in the biggest pool we can get. We figure we can always upgrade the counter tops later, but it’s hard to add on to the pool. LOL

Check back every so often and see how it’s going. If you think I’m forgetting anything, or screwing something up really bad, let me know so that I don’t look like a complete ass… Please.

I’ll also be adding pictures of the lot, the views, and the contruction as it progresses, so think of this as your own free “How to Build Your Own House” book.

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