Who am I and what is this blog about? I am a psychologist by trade, now stay-at-home mom, and daughter of a restauranteur who began building custom homes during his early retirement from the restaurant business. My husband, 3-year-old daughter, pit bull mix, rescue cat, and I live near Charlotte, North Carolina. We are about to begin building our dream home. Five years ago (shortly after my husband and I were married), when we thought the market had bottomed out, we bought our first house. We thought it would be our forever home…or at least our many years home until we could afford to retire on the beach somewhere in several decades. But then our daughter was born and schools were redistricted. We were faced with the decision of either spending an exorbitant amount on private schools or finding a new home. When the market really bottomed out, my husband found an unbelievable steal on a lot in a gated community zoned for some of the best public schools in the area. We hung onto that lot until we finally felt the time had come to build. Now I'm documenting the process, both for posterity and so that potential readers can contribute to and learn from our process.
Some of my future blog posts will back peddle a bit, documenting the process of finding our inspiration plans, architect, builder, and going through our HOA's rigorous architectural committee. Fun times. :) For now, I leave you with the original rough sketch of our future home, prior to HOA modifications.
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