Pre-Building Timeline

Fall 2013	Decided to put current house on the market
January 2014	Preliminary house hunt to see how much house we could get in different areas of town
February 2014	Get current house ready to put on the market
March 2014	Get current house ready to put on the market
March 22, 2014	Found neighborhood, toured Rome model, met our super awesome Sales Rep! Special was free morning room ($12,000 value) and free porch elevation (For Rome, it was Elevation E - $11,995 value) Go look at Verona model in nearby neighborhood to compare
March 23, 2014	Went back to neighborhood to show my mom since she was in town
March 24, 2014	Had our realtor run comparable home prices in the area to see if it was a good deal
March 29, 2014	Went back to neighborhood with in-laws
April 1, 2014	Special was continued for free morning room ($12,000 value) and free porch elevation (E - $11,995 value)
April 3, 2014	Not-so-great-sales rep says she can give us half of porch incentive if sign a contingent contract by April 9th
April 13, 2014	New section opens with one lot that will have nothing built behind it; initially told October/November delivery is likely
April 16, 2014	Looked at neighborhood model with my Bonus-Mom
April 17, 2014	Put a 48 hour hold on the lot we liked
April 21, 2014	Pictures taken at our current home; met with Sales Rep to review options and negotiate
April 25, 2014	Our current house (finally) goes on the market! We met with Ryan Homes to put a contract on the lot we wanted!  We made a non-contingent offer so we can get the full incentives (even though I always say that’s a terrible idea when watching House Hunters!) We are told mid-July start date with October delivery date
April 26, 2014	Looked at 5 more resale homes to make sure that we are totally happy with the decision to build – we are, we didn’t see anything we liked better
April 29, 2014	Met with NVR Mortgage to get pre-approved for home loan
May 1, 2014	Met with SR to do a 7 day check in and talk about options
May 9, 2014	14 day meeting with SR
May 18, 2014	Receive first offer on our current house
May 19, 2014	We countered, they countered… we didn’t accept
May 22,2014	Got another offer from new buyers, ask 1st couple if they want to counter
May 23, 2014	We accept counter offer from original buyers and closing on July 15th     Met with Advanced Flooring to pick out flooring options
May 31, 2014	Home inspection for current house
June 17, 2014	Appraisal completed.
July 7, 2014	Termite inspection
July 11, 2014	Check in with SR on start date and pre-construction meeting date... waiting on county approval for permits - BUMMER!  Told we should know something next week.
July 12, 2014	Move to our temporary house
July 14, 2014	Sign our paperwork for closing
July 15, 2014	Buyers sign paperwork - it's official, we are no longer homeowners!
July 18, 2014	Check in with SR again on start date and pre-construction meeting date... still waiting on county approval for permits - BUMMER AGAIN!  More waiting...
July 25, 2014	Check in again and... we have a start date for the first week of August!  We should have our pre-construction meeting the week of July 28th.  Hooray!