God's Hand at Work

 For the past year or so, Jim and I have been looking for our own house.  We have looked in the neighborhood we live in now, we have looked in the community, we have looked in the next town over and every time there has been a stumbling block in our way.....everything from being multiple offers to overpriced housing.  We have given up , re-started, gone through two realtors and decided to start again. Prayers, prayers and more prayers.....for God's will and God's timing.  

Our realtor emailed us several houses every day but none ever felt right.  We looked at a few and we were even putting an offer in on one only to be told it was already taken by the person who looked at it before us.  As I was looking thru Trulia and Realtor.com one day, some new builds came up as "something you might be interested in".  I looked and thought ... nah... I think that is too far out... This listing just kept coming up over and over again...   I told Jim about it and we decided to go look.  We drove thru this new unfinished neighborhood, had nothing else to do, so we decided to stop at the model house/sales office where we proceeded to look at several floor plans and we agreed on one we both liked.  The next week I had our realtor go out with me to check things out and talk to the salesperson on our behalf.  She was very impressed and it would be a good deal since the area is the next to build up with over 1,000 building permits outstanding for future housing.  We would be getting in on the "ground floor" before the pricing went higher.  Still, something wasn't settled with me.  I was convinced it was too far out for my spoiled self to make quick grocery runs and casual shopping, so here we go out there again to map out the area.  We were absolutely shocked to find out we were less than 2 miles from the main township and new shopping area containing grocery stores, Walmart, restaurants, etc.  This lifted a load off my mind but something still wasn't right.  The floor plan that we had agreed on was not working in my mind.  We discussed this and decided to return to the sales office and look at a smaller house with a better layout.  The one we looked at was perfect for us.  Backing up to a wooded lot between the house and the highway, no one would ever build behind us.  The outside color of the house was perfect, the lot was level and our cars would fit in the driveway ( these are big concerns in the Carolinas).  We called our realtor and told her we were ready to put in an offer on this new build (the salesman said they would entertain offers because the house was finished).  After a few back and forths we came to an agreement and along with their incentives we came out below our budget for a house!!!  Barring any hiccups getting all the paper work and inspections, (all financing has been approved), we should close sometime next month!!!    I would have never looked in this area if this house had not just "magically" appeared in my internet search.   We are moving to a "small town" but still less than 45 minutes from all Charlotte has to offer.  God's will and God's timing.