And So It Begins...

Hi everyone!! My husband and I are just beginning the journey to building our first home with Ryan Homes and wanted to document the trip along the way in hopes of helping others with the process. We are a military family living in Twentynine Palms CA (best place on earth...) and will be moving to VA where my husband will be completing his residency at the naval hospital in Portsmouth VA. We have one kiddo and one on the way as well as one fur kiddo. About 2 weeks ago we headed to VA for a house hunting trip, and really didn't have the intention of building, in fact we didn't really even plan to look at any undeveloped homesites at all. After looking at many houses that were either what we want in the wrong location, or the right location that didn't have what we want we stumbled upon Fisher's Cover in Chesapeake, VA. The location was perfect! The school system we wanted, easy commute for my husband to work, very nice neighborhoods surrounding etc. We decided we might as well meet with the sales rep for Ryan Homes and learn a little about the building process. Six hours later we walked away with a signed contract and 14 days to make all the decisions and choices about our new home!!

Here's a little info about the development. At this time they have only broken ground on a few homes and the model isn't even complete so it will be a totally new development.
Fishers Cove

In Fishers Cove there are 5 home models to choose from, all with different floor plans, prices, sizes etc. Here are your choices;
Springhaven
   Ranch
   3 bed
   2 bath
   2058 sq ft starting
   options to add additional bedrooms

Milan
   2 Story
   3 Bedroom
   2.5
   Loft (option to close off loft for 4th bedroom)
   2699 sq ft starting

Ravenna
   2 Story
   4 Bedroom (option for first floor bedroom)
   2.5 Bath (option for first floor full bath)
   Option for 2nd floor bonus room (FROG)
   2720 sq ft starting

Rome
   2 Story
   4 Bed
   2.5 Bath
   Study 1st floor
   Loft
   3286 sq ft starting

Torino
   2 Story
   4 Bed
   2.5 Bath
   Loft 3646 sq ft starting

I'll share all about our decision process in the next post, but here is how the process starts.

We spent most of the day with the sales rep, looking at floor plans, pics, a model of the Milan and running numbers to compare prices. By the end of the day we knew we wanted to build but still couldn't settle on a home type. No worries though because you have a 14 day window to make all your choices. So we set up a meeting toward the end of that time with our sales rep and that's when we will lock in our final choices for the home! We're on our way now!!!