The move!

Fair warning...this is going to be wordy. :) I'm obviously super behind on keeping this updated!

We sold our house a couple months ago!!

"What? That's crazy! Weren't you only been in your first house like...9 months!?" Why yes, yes we were.

Let me answer a few FAQ 

•Why!? The houses around that area went up quite a bit. We met with a realtor to see our house value and thought well, let's list it for this much and if it sells, great! If not, we'll stay. Sure enough, the day after we listed we got a full price offer. So we went for it!

•Didn't you love your house? Yes! Nothing was wrong with the house. It had a ton of space that we would never need, but we got it for a great price and it was nice. 

•What about your friends out there? We weren't attached to our neighborhood. We had a couple great neighbors, but overall the neighborhood wasn't something that was keeping us. It's all in the little things. We had a hard time with a dog that had gone after both Jake and I, were a little sick of the cigarette butts being thrown on our lawn, and being 20 mins from the grocery store wasn't my favorite. Again, we weren't unhappy, but we weren't attached. 

•Any regrets? No regrets. It may seem counterproductive to sell one house and turn around and buy another one, but there's logic behind the madness. With the help of the equity from house number one, we were able to put a hefty % down on the new house. Meaning, we can shave years off our mortgage! Being debt free (INCLUDING debt from a mortgage)  is super important to Jake and I, and the only thing standing in our way from that goal is the mortgage. How many times can I say mortgage? :)

•What now?

We're building again! Here's the fun part. Seeing as the details of the house are more important to us than space, custom building (vs buying a house that requires fixing up) is where we can really stretch our dollar within our price range. So! We picked a lot in the Ranches in Eagle Mountain (an established neighborhood with TREES! I've seriously missed trees), found a contractor, and sifted through a million and one house plans. We finally finally finally found one we loved that only required a few modifications!

 

We purchased the plans, tweaked them, got them engineered, and voila. We really love the contractor we chose, he's been great and patient. He's pulled lots of tricks out of his hat so far, and magically got several things done in a fraction of the time that they should have taken. We're very pleased, to say the least! (Shoutout to you, Brad Wilson) We just got our building permit and will be breaking ground within the next week!!

We LOVE living in Eagle Mountain. It's juuuust unpopulated and quiet enough to feel like a quaint small town. It's a close knit community that is full of young families. We're living with family right now, and as grateful as we are, we are totally homesick for EM. Can't wait to go back! 

Sorry if this was terribly boring, but we're playing catch up over here. I can't wait to post about the process along the way. Crossing our fingers it goes smoothly and that this ends up being as awesome as we think it will be! 

If you made it this far....you deserve to see this cuteness.