Post 20.0

My Angel in Heaven...

Losing my mother right after the new year helped me put things in perspective. Around June 2014, I didn't have the credit score, a dime saved or anything else that suggested I was ready to purchase a home. All I knew was at that time, my mother was gearing up to being discharged from the nursing home before the end of the year and I had to make some serious financial changes. She had a house on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, however, it wasn't conducive for her to remain in that home alone without assistance to care for her, not only because of her battle with COPD, but because it had numerous steps - which was a big challenge for her. The short of the story is, I prepared for her discharge a few days before Christmas in 2014. Got her home December 23rd and she passed away January 3, 2015. After laying her to rest, about a week later something inside of me said go check out the townhomes down the street....I was living in District Heights, the townhomes were located in Capitol Heights. I did just that and if you read the beginning posts of my blog, you will see how my journey began with pre-approval, to approval, to changing from townhome to single family home, etc.

Last night I didn't get off to sleep until well after 2am, my mother was on my mind. Not only because I miss her so much, but I know she's looking out for me and watching over me. Everything is coming into perspective. I have begun another journey as an entrepreneur and looking forward to running my business out of my new home.

Stay tuned for more pics hopefully by the end of the week....waiting on cabinets to be installed.
:-)

Post 19.0

Loving it Inside and Out!

Here are some updated photos...

Standing at front door, looking past the foyer

Standing at front door, looking into the living room

Standing at front door, looking into the living room

Standing at front door, looking into the living room

Standing in the living room, looking into the dining room

Standing in the living room, looking at the front door

Standing in the dining room, looking at the stairs

Standing in the dining room, looking into the living room

Standing at the stairs, looking into the dining room

Standing at the stairs, looking at the morning room

Family room

Standing in the Family Room, looking into the Kitchen

Standing in the Family Room, looking at the television wall, stairs and front door

Standing in the Morning Room, looking into the kitchen

Standing in the Morning Room

Standing in the Morning Room, looking into the kitchen

Standing in the Morning Room

Standing in the Kitchen, looking into the garage

Standing in the kitchen, looking into the Family Room

Standing in the kitchen, looking into the Morning Room

Standing in the kitchen, looking into the Morning Room

Looking down the basement steps

Looking into the Powder Room

Looking into the Powder Room and garage

Looking into the Powder Room and garage

Looking from the Powder Room

Looking into the Family Room

Looking into the Morning Room

Looking into the Foyer

Looking at the stairs and foyer

Looking at the windows in the Master Bedroom

Windows in Master Bedroom

In Master Bedroom, looking into Master Bath

Master Bath

Master Bath water closet

Master Bath - where the sinks will go

Loft area (closed off with double doors)

Loft area

Loft area

Shutters are up!

Looking good!

Out back...see no yard

Out back

Post 18.0

Hello Again!!!

It is a lot sooner than I originally thought I would have something to post. I had my Pre-Drywall meeting today with the Assistant PM. All my questions were answered. There were some changes since last Thursday when I previously visited the property with the Guardian Representative.

1. I have BRICK!!!

This home is coming out just like I pictured! See my inspiration below...

Right?

Post 17.0

The home building is moving along quicker than expected at this point. However, they will be moving inside after Tuesday, August 25, 2015, so I will have to make calls/appointments with the PM in order to get updates.

Where am I in the process?
I am a few days away from my Pre-Drywall Meeting. The Pre-Drywall Meeting is where you tour your home with the PM so you can view the quality "behind the walls", confirm standard and selected options (i.e., telephone and cable TV jacks, and any changes made per a Change Order Addendum), confirm last minute details that affect framing and finishing materials, review arrangements for completion of your home and review any questions.

On Thursday, August 20, 2015, I had a meeting with Guardian to confirm the security keypad, volume controls stations, speakers, motion detector, cameras and voicelink.

Here are some photos of the inside from that visit:

 Facing the wall between the family room and dining room

In the master bedroom looking into the bathroom and "Hers" master closet.

You can also get a glimpse of the tray ceiling above.

Tray ceiling in master bedroom

The soaking tub is in!!!

This is a photo of the water closet (where the toilet lives)

Photo of the hallway looking into the laundry room

Guest bathroom tub

Facing the wall between the family room and dining room - looking all the way to the front door and living room

Wall in the family room at the back of the house

View from living room towards the family room

View from living room, past the front door into the garage

Partial view of foyer and garage

View from living room to stairs and morning room

View from dining room to family room

View from dining room to stairs

View from family room to kitchen and stairs

Patio french door in morning room

View from morning room doorway to walk up

View of backyard outside of morning room window (not much there, huh?)

View of a little side yard, because I don't have much backyard

View from morning room to where the double ovens and pantry will reside

Brick front

Also, I received a letter with the potential dates of the New Home Orientation (October 22, 2015) and Settlement (October 26, 2015). All I can say is that we are moving along.