The Beginning

Well friends, we are about to embark on the building of our dream home.  I will catch you up to this point.  Last year we decided that we would rather build on some acreage than the lots we have in the Country Club Phase 3.  We purchased 22 acres of land from Dr. Hester.  The land is beautiful with a 2 acre lake.  It is located near Point North on Harts Bluff Road.  We hired an architect, Kelly Grimes in Sulphur Springs.  We simply made a list of things we wanted and she took it from there.  She is awesome.  There have been very few changes from her original vision as it was exactly what we wanted.  After some bumps along the road with one of the banks, we have secured financing from Pilgrim's Bank.  They have been great and really show interest in supporting their community.  We are awaiting a final closing date.  It should be in the next 1-2 weeks.  As soon as we close, construction will begin immediately.  The foundation has been engineered and the building permit acquired.  I hope to keep this blog updated with pictures and info as we go through this process.  I have included some before pictures of the land today.  And yes, it needs brushhogged.