Lot Selection

Continuing to catch up on posts.

Lot selection was tough, mainly because there were so few lots left in our community. There were three main locations still available that we looked at.  The first was right across from an entrance road (headlights), so we eliminated that one. The next was oriented with evening sun in the kitchen. My wife didn't like that, so that was ruled out. That left a plot on a cul-de-sac and another lot with the same orientation on a different street.

Deciding to Build

We didn't plan to buy a house, or even build for that matter.

I'm in the Army, and coming up on orders, I didn't know where I was going next. This compacted our timeline considerably. When I finally found out, we didn't hesitate to find a place to live; going to scope out Richmond and the areas north of Fort Lee the next day.

Things changed after we saw what our rental dollars would get us. We looked at rentals in South Richmond, Chester, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell. We weren't too impressed with the houses. We could buy for the same price as renting.