Things to remember

Ok so what I want to do with this blog is add some things that we may encounter during our adventure in home building. Some things to look out for, ask for or not worry about. When this all started, I found myself LIVING in peoples blogs. So much so that I probably know everyone's blogs just by their color choices. That, in actuality, is my first piece of advice.

• READ BLOGS! - Tons of people who have went through this process or are currently going through it have blogs. Same as mine. This gives you an opportunity to see their process and what they went through, chose and ultimately were happy with. Also, don't just read blogs for your model, ALL of them can help you in some way, TRUST ME
• JOIN A RYAN HOMES GROUP ON FACEBOOK! - This is essentially the same as the blogs, but live. Meaning, these people are on there everyday, and can help with almost any question you throw at them. Not only that, but you start to build a relationship, or community, with them, and will find yourself sharing your stories and photos from your own adventure. 
• DONT THINK NEGATIVE! - So what I mean by this is not as cut and dry as it sounds. Many people go online to complain. Its the way the world is anymore. So when you google 'Ryan homes', or 'NVR', you will find horror stories. In fact, there is an entire page created to bash Ryan homes and NVR. Crazy right? Well.. what happens when something bad happens to anything you spent money on? A car, a house, an expensive item like a tv? Well, you get mad. And whether its their fault or yours (or perhaps even your cats fault), our initial emotion is to be angry at the place our item came from. Manufacturer or Store. That's the same with Ryan Homes. Sure, things can go wrong. But don;t feed into the horror stories, as there are plenty of us that are happy. (SO far!) ;)
• BE INFORMED AND PREPARED! - This is simple. Building a home is exhausting, stressful, excited, just about every emotion rolled into one, and we aren't even the ones physically building it! It's best to be as prepared as possible. Get the options sheet prior to going over it with your SR - Ask for the rules of the HOA (if your in one) - and gather every piece of financial paperwork ahead of time. Stick those in a folder at home or on your desktop - you'll likely need them more than once. DO NOT touch any credit cards, open, close, dispute or in any manner change how your finances are. This can cause one of the biggest hiccups in loans. Also, Ask the questions... you don;t know much about interest rates and points... then ASK! and don;t be afraid to google. Be as informed as possible. Its your house, and your choices - - don't feel rushed. If you cannot decide between colors, stop, look away and start over. Be sure -- because these are all choices you have to make at once, and you want to be happy.

I will update this more as I continue through my process.