We got all the goat's drawn for testing yesterday, now just have to pack and ship. I'm glad that job is over and done with. I'm trying to sell a goat to try and help pay for the cost. Which is around $400.
At a recommendation I called another construction company. They came out and looked the very next day, and then gave me an estimate the following day. I was shocked. I am so used to getting the run around for months and never hearing anything back. So now we are just deciding if we are really ready to do this. Our mortgage/taxes/insurance will go up about $300 a month. Whew. Which is still within most people's mortgages, but we've been used to paying such a small amount it's going to be hard to stomach. So we need to revisit our budget, and think hard about it.
If we are okay, then the bank needs to come out and give our house an appraisal, and after that clears we will be able to get started on building. I am so excited and also nervous. I hope we are not making a huge mistake. We will be more than doubling our home debt. Which sounds scary.
Home Addition Update
October 24th, 2016 at 02:06 pm
October 24th, 2016 at 03:30 pm 1477319442
Backing up...When you made the decision to buy the property, what was the plan? What was the income? What were the priorities? What got done? What got added? What got dropped. What went a different direction?
Wishing you the best of results.
October 24th, 2016 at 04:55 pm 1477324520
October 24th, 2016 at 07:28 pm 1477333698
It's just that we have gotten used to making the much smaller than normal payments, and after 4 years it is going to be hard to adjust. Although I don't think we will regret doing the addition, we are both super excited about it.
October 25th, 2016 at 02:31 am 1477359087
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October 25th, 2016 at 09:57 pm 1477429078
Your furnace sounds like a great deal.