Our Dunkirk Ryan Home: October 2012

Well it's now late October and things are moving along nicely. Since our last posting we have made a few changes, received our loan approval call and made our last earnest money payment so we are ready to get on with the building! Our award winning Ryan realtor Mrs. Inna was so surprised, she had us scheduled through early December for our earnest payments. But my wife and I, being the hard chargers that we are were able to knock it out in under a month. So as a reward for our diligence Inna has put in a request to move up our ground breaking and scheduled our Pre Construction Meeting with Zack our PM for early November. I'm really looking forward to watching our house come together, I never thought I'd be doing this. I had no interest at all in the whole house buying thing, I saw it as a big headache. Paying for something for twenty to thirty years, but I got married and had kids. My wife has always wanted a home of our own and I have developed a desire to get out of the city and to show my kids something different. I also want them to know that you can have anything you desire if you are willing to work for it! Me and the Misses have been having a lot of fun doing our preliminary interior decor planning. We have also been doing a lot of research on a variety of things concerning homes. Things like sump back up options, garage door opener types, insurance providers, different methods of establishing a lawn, patio installation and the list goes on and on and continues to grow by the day.We will keep you all up to date as new things develop. Take Care!!!

This is the First Lot #19 that we wanted for our Home site. We informed Inna who was our sales representative and put down a deposit to hold the lot. We loved that it would have a nice sized front yard and wouldn't have anyone behind us. This is one of the premium lots on the site. The other lot we considered was #20. Lot #19 & #20 were both about an extra $4,000. The sites across the street were pricey per lot, some going for an extra $15,000-20,000 for the lot alone. So we didn't consider those LOL! Those lots would have walkouts and nothing but trees behind them. I just liked that we would have open space behind us.

Unfortunately Inna called us shortly after we put a down payment on this lot to tell us the HOA said we couldn't build here because lot #21 had been slated for a Dunkirk. They didn't want two Dunkirks close together. Sooo she told us to look at the Ravenna model and my husband absolutely hated it. I didn't mind it too much except for the office area. I didn't like stepping into the house and straight ahead looking at the office and then going into the kitchen. The layout to me was kind of funky. (No offense to those with the Ravenna LOL). The SR there said the Verona was kinda of the same layout so we were disappointed and decided to look at that one another day. Inna also mentioned another lot further up the block #26 so we took a look at it. She said it was a nice size and that yes there would be neighbors behind you but we would be between two houses in the back and offset from the house directly across the street. So we said OK. But about 3-4 days later she said the HOA informed her that we could build the Dunkirk because we had a different elevation than the other house. But we decided to stick with #26 because we liked the location, size and squareness of the lot and we also figured it would be a better fit for us because my husband rides a Harley and it's closer to the front of the development. No riding all the way to the back of the property with loud pipes. So lot #26 it is.

These are our selections:

Dunkirk Elevation C Reverse Floor Plan
w/Stone & Siding Exterior
this is not a picture of the reverse layout.

4 Bedrooms w/ Open Foyer
Upgraded Owners Suite w/ Cathedral Ceilings
Upgraded Owners Bath w/Ceramic Surround, Double Vanity and Tile
Flooring
Second Floor fully carpeted