Our first home has been a learning experience for both Adam and I. We were blessed to have purchased a 'spec' home, which had the foundation poured and was framed when we signed the paperwork. Given the land evaluations during this time in our area, this ended up being a major blessing (walking in favor).
In early March, we had just toured a home that had the potential to be our first home. It was a sure-fire fixer upper and would require a lot of Adam's time and attention, outside of his normal project-load for Renovations & Restorations. We had always said we wanted a certain layout, in a certain area for a certain price... if you're familiar with the market in the Omaha, NE area, you know this is a tall order, given the current state of things. Homes go for over market-eval, with little upgrades and it is certainly a sellers market. The inventory cannot keep up with the demand in the Heartland.
As we walked through this home for a second time, my hopes and dreams of a home in 2017 began to slowly die and I, began to grow hopeless. I remember going to my car, as the sinking feeling of being in our tiny apartment for another 12 months began to set in. Let's just say, I had a good, white-girl-ugly-cry that day. God bless my husband for his never-ending faith and ability to always cheer me up, he hugged me and told me it was going to be okay.
.... oh child of little faith... it was going to be. God had other plans in store for The Reeker's.
Later that evening (and without my knowledge) Adam was surfing the local MLS, as he typically did for flip homes and ran across a little listing northwest, in an area we always said we would love to be in. He sent it over to his mom and said, "This is our home." That next morning, he asked me to drive by the area because he wanted to know what I thought of it. I immediately thought Adam was sending me to scope out a new home for a Renovations & Restorations project and did my due diligence. I marked the area, commented on the cute neighborhood, new construction and the benefits of being close to a school. Later that evening, we spoke and Adam said, "I am glad you liked it. We're going to look at the model tomorrow." .....
Wait. What?
Yep. The Lord cleared a path and we found a home in the area we wanted, with the layout we desired and for the price we spoke.
I say again, "oh me of little faith..." haha. I seriously did not believe our Lord could be so good. But, the man came through.
The next few weeks were a blur, we toured the model, signed the paperwork and had exactly 7 business days to pick out our finishes and submit to the builder. For those that are interested, our builder was Regency Homes we can give a further review of our experience with them in a later blog. :) The neighborhood we would be calling home was not "builder exclusive"; however, Charleston Homes has the majority of the lots in "the hood".
We had a blast picking our items and often laughed after picking items out, hoping we would remember what we picked and that it would all come together okay in the end. (Needless to say, it did).
From there, we put our heads down and worked. Throughout the home building process, Adam and I took on new projects at worked, transitioned 3LE Team to a completely new partnership (so excite), took a vacation and celebrated 10 years together. HOLY LIFE LIVED BATMAN.
We were so blessed to be able to document the last 5 months of our lives; as quickly as they went by. Was it all sunshine and rainbows? Hell no. We had many real moments, moments of me losing control of my emotions and being a total girl, heated conversations and lots of late night conversations... but we made it through.
We're on week 4 in our home and it feels like home. We both love being able to come home after long days and build our lives here. We've already created so many memories in this home and cannot wait to create many, many more.
This vlog is a snapshot of the home building process from sticks, to walls, to home. We love you all and hope you enjoy!
See you,
Us (for Real)
In early March, we had just toured a home that had the potential to be our first home. It was a sure-fire fixer upper and would require a lot of Adam's time and attention, outside of his normal project-load for Renovations & Restorations. We had always said we wanted a certain layout, in a certain area for a certain price... if you're familiar with the market in the Omaha, NE area, you know this is a tall order, given the current state of things. Homes go for over market-eval, with little upgrades and it is certainly a sellers market. The inventory cannot keep up with the demand in the Heartland.
As we walked through this home for a second time, my hopes and dreams of a home in 2017 began to slowly die and I, began to grow hopeless. I remember going to my car, as the sinking feeling of being in our tiny apartment for another 12 months began to set in. Let's just say, I had a good, white-girl-ugly-cry that day. God bless my husband for his never-ending faith and ability to always cheer me up, he hugged me and told me it was going to be okay.
.... oh child of little faith... it was going to be. God had other plans in store for The Reeker's.
Later that evening (and without my knowledge) Adam was surfing the local MLS, as he typically did for flip homes and ran across a little listing northwest, in an area we always said we would love to be in. He sent it over to his mom and said, "This is our home." That next morning, he asked me to drive by the area because he wanted to know what I thought of it. I immediately thought Adam was sending me to scope out a new home for a Renovations & Restorations project and did my due diligence. I marked the area, commented on the cute neighborhood, new construction and the benefits of being close to a school. Later that evening, we spoke and Adam said, "I am glad you liked it. We're going to look at the model tomorrow." .....
Wait. What?
Yep. The Lord cleared a path and we found a home in the area we wanted, with the layout we desired and for the price we spoke.
I say again, "oh me of little faith..." haha. I seriously did not believe our Lord could be so good. But, the man came through.
The next few weeks were a blur, we toured the model, signed the paperwork and had exactly 7 business days to pick out our finishes and submit to the builder. For those that are interested, our builder was Regency Homes we can give a further review of our experience with them in a later blog. :) The neighborhood we would be calling home was not "builder exclusive"; however, Charleston Homes has the majority of the lots in "the hood".
We had a blast picking our items and often laughed after picking items out, hoping we would remember what we picked and that it would all come together okay in the end. (Needless to say, it did).
From there, we put our heads down and worked. Throughout the home building process, Adam and I took on new projects at worked, transitioned 3LE Team to a completely new partnership (so excite), took a vacation and celebrated 10 years together. HOLY LIFE LIVED BATMAN.
We were so blessed to be able to document the last 5 months of our lives; as quickly as they went by. Was it all sunshine and rainbows? Hell no. We had many real moments, moments of me losing control of my emotions and being a total girl, heated conversations and lots of late night conversations... but we made it through.
We're on week 4 in our home and it feels like home. We both love being able to come home after long days and build our lives here. We've already created so many memories in this home and cannot wait to create many, many more.
This vlog is a snapshot of the home building process from sticks, to walls, to home. We love you all and hope you enjoy!
See you,
Us (for Real)
