House Stuff

Here is the story...

Over 8 years ago, Derk and I saved and built our first house. We lived there just over 7 years before we decided it was time for change.

We started looking and this is what we found...

A beautiful house in Herriman. At the time it was SO exciting. The thought of having a huge yard in this beautiful neighborhood and what we felt was a definately a step up from where we were living. On March 15, 2011 we closed on our second home.

It was not long after (maybe a few months) that had passed and I felt deep down we had made a mistake. We have put about 10,000 into the house. New carpet, New granite Counters and 500 worth of cabinetry in the Laundry room. Also a 500 deductible to fix a shower that was moldy and had to be ripped out and replaced. Not to mention some other costs...
Lately it had really been bugging me more and more the things I CANNOT change.

• The fact that my kids have NOBODY to play with other than each other. This just eats away at me. The street is like a ghosttown. We go out and its so quiet. I miss the days of our old house where we would sit in the front yard and spend way too long outside after dark talking and visiting with everyone while the kids played. I miss it so much. Everyone keeps telling me we will meet people when Kinlee starts Kindergarten but that doesn't change the fact that there is still nobody next door to play with.  
• The drive. Not much more to say about that. It sucks. Everywhere I go is twice the distance it used to be. If you know me, I am a busybody. I don't stay home much.
• The yard!!! What were we thinking? .33 acres. LOTS of weed pulling, very time consuming, HUGE water bills in the summer in the mid 200's. I think a quarter acre would be more than enough.

So... Long story... We decided if we could list our house and make back the money we put down on it as well as the money we put into it, why not... As of yesterday our house is on the market. We have had 3 showings (someone already wants it but is not pre-approved for a loan yet) and we have 2 more people coming through tomorrow. I know it will sell fast. Moving sucks. It is stressful, but I feel that in the end this will all be so worth it.

We have a lot reserved in South Jordan. The subdivision is called Jordan Heights Phase 2 (will have bigger lots than phase 1). It sits on the north side of 11400 s and the west side of 4000 w. We absolutely love the location and its proximity to Bangerter. The lot is held for 60 days while our house sells, but if for any reason we change our mind (yah right) or find something else, we can get our earnest money back. Its a big step in the right direction for us.

Here is the house we will build. We will also be adding the bonus room which increases the square footage by another 400-500 sf. This is the rambler we have been looking for :) Will have this eleveation but some hardiboard accents...

http://www.henrywalkerhomes.com/metro-series/prague