Although our little house has served us well, and has seen blood, sweat and tears as we made it our own, as well as the birth of two beautiful children, it is time for us to move forward as we head toward a new chapter of child rearing - school. We always said when we first bought this house, that 6-7 years would seem about right, and that we would move before our first child reached Kindergarten age. Well.....well, before we knew it, that time has come. Jacob will be attending Kindergarten by next August, and so the search - and pressure - has been on.
I spent some time searching current communities and homes, but after all of the work we put into this house to personalize the way we wanted (as much as could be done), I was really leaning on just building instead, and get it the way we'd hoped for right from the start. It took some nudging and convincing, but Brian finally warmed up to the idea as well and now is just as excited as I am.
Our search has led us to a new Traditional Neighbourhood Design development in Zionsville, IN called Anson. It is a brand new development based on a community concept in Stapleton, Denver, CO. We love the way the TND allow for lots of different home designs - and colours! - as well as gives lots of community space for the kids to play.
Today we put our deposit down with a custom home builder, Kai Yu Homes, to secure our intent to build and reserve our choice of lot! We have already been working with them on building designs and I believe we are very close to finalizing the basics. We have been working with Kai himself, who continues to be very hands-on and very easy-going, as he works with us through this process.
It promises to be a very exciting, and potentially overwhelming experience, as we take on our first attempt to both sell our first home, and build our next. I hope to document this process as we go and keep everyone updated on our progress!
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| Our house will sit on this corner |
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| Our (very snow-covered) lot |
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