As many of you know, we have been looking diligently for a house since we moved here to no avail. Before I go on let me say that we still haven't found one but things are looking up. One of the factors in our house buying has been that we wanted to stay in our ward. We have a very small ward and I figured that at some point they would change the bounderies because there are other wards in the Stake that are bursting at the seams. My worry in the back of my head was that we would go to all the trouble of staying in the ward only to have half our friends gone within the year because they moved the bounderies. Well last Sunday John came home from his meetings and said they were having a meeting at 3:30 to change the ward bounderies. I was school girl giddy. It was one of the last factors to fall into place for us to buy a house. I won't mention that John knew on Friday night and didn't tell me! Anyway, it turns out that we lost only a small portion of our ward and gained a whole lot more! So now our house buying options have opened up a little more and now I can buy a house without wondering about what the wards will look like in a year.
The reality is that I still probably won't find the house that I want but now we're reconsidering building because land prices have dropped. The prospect is very exciting and very scary at the same time. I love the idea of getting the house I want but then again what if I pictured it wrong and I end up hating it? Or what if we do build our dream house and then have to move for some reason (we're not planning on moving but you never know)? Anyway, it would also take a long time to build but at least there would be a light at the end of the tunnel.
I'm just glad that the stars finally seem to be aligning for us.
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Build, Baby, Build! You can live in a trailer and wait six months for electricity. You can have the county crush your dreams. Building seems like the obvious answer to me. LOL. All the cool people are doing it!
I don't know...everything I've read says prices are going to continue to drop. Might want to wait just a couple more months...
That's great news! If there is a great deal out there then you will find it!
At very least you can think about the coolest house you ever saw, then try to copy it. Don't forget to throw in a few trap doors, hidden hallways, and underground lairs. Like Benjamin said, all the cool people are doing it. =)
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