Today I packed and labeled the first box marked for moving into our new Forever Home: Winter Boots. The next snow shouldn't fly for several months and hopefully we will be moved by then.
We started seriously looking for a one-floor low maintenance home in August 2014. Then we gave up. Nothing was a right fit. We started again a month or so later with a realtor. Weeks passed. We visited dozens of houses. Still nothing.
Then on March 27, 2016 our realtor emailed us a link to new construction in what I call a "mushroom community". The link included a floor plan that was almost a perfect fit. The Pisa Torre. But the community did not offer maintenance free living.
So the search was on. Could we find this house in a community that offered condo or condo-like living. Surprisingly, we found two communities. One was brand new and no houses had been built yet. The other, in the complete opposite direction and slightly outside of the boundaries we had set, was a larger community and new home construction was nearly completed. Which one should we choose? We visited both sites several times. Picked out lots at both sites. Asked questions.
On April 14, 2016 we decided against the brand new site. We didn't want to be living in a construction zone for what could be a very long time. We immediately began negotiations on building in the other community and finalized the deal on April 30, 2016.
The compromises on our ideal choices were many, but minor and easily accepted:
> the community is somewhat outside the boundaries we had set but close to a social group where we are known.
> we preferred a house with no entry steps. This one will have a few steps up to the porch and front door and two steps up from the garage. Small ramps could correct that if ever needed.
> we wanted basement-less. Zoning requires a basement.
> we had hoped for a wooded view. Not here. But great birding areas and an eagle nest are a short walk away.
The home will have a front porch and a deck. The floor plan is perfect! The mailbox will be right in front of the house. And, if we don't have time to throw away ALL of our junk before we move--that unwanted basement is huge!
God is good!
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