We had a furnished apartment waiting for us in Kingsport too so it was nice to go straight to an apartment and not have to spend time in a hotel. It's not the nicest place in the world, but it was just great to have some place waiting for us. We were hoping to find a house right away too so we wouldn't have to stay here long, but unfortunately that didn't work out exactly as planned. After seeing probably around 30 houses there were a couple we liked, but unfortunately nothing that we loved and especially not at the prices we were finding them at. Soooo...after lots of thinking we decided to build. Our realtors husband just happened to be a custom home builder so we found an awesome lot and are planning to build a beautiful house that fits our needs perfectly...and stays in our budget! We also found another apartment at half the price just up the road from here...so although moving again is not ideal, it's totally worth it to save some money!
Autumn and I have been getting out and about quite a bit too. We joined a mommy group and the YMCA and also visit the Kingsport library for story time. We're meeting some nice new friends and exploring the area. Tri-cities definitely seems very family oriented with lots of things to do so that's wonderful and making the transition a little easier.
I'll try to update a little more frequently, but for now I'll leave you with a picture of Autumn standing in front of where her new house will be...and a link to the floor plan we're building (it will be a 4 bedroom, 3 bath as we're building the bonus room with a full bath).
Hi Maureen I found your website by searching for finished photos of the Greenbranch. We are still in the bidding stage and would appreciate any photos or advice that you might have to share. My name is Jane and we live in Illinois.
ReplyDeleteHi Jane...how funny...I was searching online for pictures too and couldn't find any. It's so hard to build a house with only the floor plan to go by. Anyway, I'm happy to share pictures and the changes we've decided to make as I think we'll be a little ahead of you. We should hopefully break ground in a few weeks. Can you send me an e-mail at mohenson78@gmail.com so I have a way to contact you? I'll probably be posting some pictures on here too once it gets going. Where in Illinois are you building? I'm originally from St. Louis, MO and went to Southern Illinois Edwardsville.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, send me an e-mail and I'll send you the changes we've decided on so far.
Maureen