When you say you want to build a house, you don't really have any clue what goes in to that kind of investment. You think, I'll get a loan, pick a floorplan, and pay someone to do the rest.
I guess that mentality works for someone who is independently wealthy, but not for the rest of us. Taylor and I have known for 3 years that we wanted to build a house. I've been pining of floorplans for 3 YEARS!!! I finally scraped most of them and designed it myself with my needs in mind. See, we're buying a pre-fab; so there are only so many things that you need to do, or have to do. I am limited by structural "boxes" and maximized lengths and widths of those boxes. It can be a pain, but at the same time it is kind of nice. I know my limitations and where I have creative freedom and where I don't. I need those boundaries sometimes!!
Taylor and I live in Lake Placid, where most of the houses are beautiful and are designed to enjoy the views of the mountains. Taylor bought our lot a few years ago for his business and we are lucky enough to be able to build our home on the same lot. We are also very fortunate that the view from our lot is of the Sentinel Range Mountains. We want to make sure that we take advantage of the view, but it also means that our house will not be hidden from the scrutiny of passer-bys. We are building next to a really nice stick-built house and want to make sure that ours fits in with the locale. A typical pre-fab wouldn't cut it for us. The houses around us are all wood siding with beautiful decks and big picture windows. We can't afford all that, so we are doing everything we can to achieve that same look without the cost. It is tricky and very time consuming.
On top of everything else, my mind flies a mile-a-minute when it comes to dreaming up ideas for the house. Paint colors, tile selections, interior decorations...you know; all the fun stuff! If I'm lucky...my head won't explode before the house comes!
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