Buying a new home

Bobw235

Bobw235

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Wow, we finally did it. My wife and I are selling our new home (next year) and building a new home in a community down near Cape Cod. Between being in the "snow belt" of Massachusetts, the upkeep of the yard (lots of planting areas to tend to) and living in a split level ranch, it was time to find a place where we can hopefully "age in place" and live comfortably as we get older. We're moving to a planned community, but not one that is 55+. We bought something that is all on one level (with an unfinished basement). Because it's a home owner's association community, I won't have to do any snow shoveling or deal with the lawn. Everything will be new.

We've spent hours picking out options for the new home. It's amazing how many decisions we had to make, but now it's all coming to fruition and a big reward for all the long hours I put in during my career. It's exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. Spending more than I'd imagined going into this, but happy with the choices we've made. Going to be weird moving from a home we've been in since 1983. Probably a bit emotional too. This has been our only home since we were married. So many memories here.
 

Congratulations Bob it sounds really nice, especially the snow shoveling part..:encouragement: Having a new home built has got to be exciting. And I understand what you're saying about moving out of a house you've been in for a while. We've been in this house since 1984, there's a memory everywhere I look.

Good for you and enjoy.. :)
 
HazyDavey said:
Congratulations Bob it sounds really nice, especially the snow shoveling part..:encouragement: Having a new home built has got to be exciting. And I understand what you're saying about moving out of a house you've been in for a while. We've been in this house since 1984, there's a memory everywhere I look.

Good for you and enjoy.. :)
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You know what got us started? I came inside from a few hours of pulling snow off the roof and then shoveling it off the deck. I came inside and told my wife that I was getting too old for this. We started investigating places to live the next week and settled decided to stay here in MA, but moved to a brand new community where we're likely to meet lots of folks around our age and where there will be lots to do. It will offer me a new venue to shoot photos, give us better access to Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
 

Congratulation and Best wishes on the new home, Bob, what an exciting adventure!

I hope you and your wife have many happy years in the new home.
 
Jackie22 said:
Congratulation and Best wishes on the new home, Bob, what an exciting adventure!

I hope you and your wife have many happy years in the new home.
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Thanks Jackie. We're excited for sure. Probably moving next summer. We put in something that I'm really excited about, that being the capability of having music throughout the house (or separate channels in different rooms) and outside. I kept checking with our financial planner throughout. A huge change for us. Built in some safety features in the bathrooms, added a ton of lighting and home automation.
 
Congratulation Bob, very happy for you and your wife! You're smart for making these positive changes in your 'golden' years, enjoy the excitement and your new home! :coolthumb:
 
Hi Bob, Getting ready to do the same move but from Maryland to Delaware. How did your experience go? Is it all that you expected? Less? I am probably asking too early but keep us posted.:confused:
 
One floor is a good move, you will never again be as young as you are right now.
We have owned 9 homes, but never had a basement. At this point it would be a real novelty to us.
 
Congratulations, Bob. Sounds like all your hard work will
pay off for you and your wife now. Who wouldn't give
anything to live in New England if someone is going to shovel
your snow, plow your road, and take care of your lawn?!!

You'll make as many friends as you want and be as active as
you feel like being. It's ideal. I'm so happy for you!

:woohoo1:
 
Thought I'd update this thread since a few things have changed in the past six weeks. We've been down to the house, which is now under construction. We visited two days before my wife's knee replacement. Each week now the builder (Toll Brothers) calls us with an update. The windows and doors are in, the fireplace is in and the roof is nearly shingled at this point. This week they were starting the rough plumbing and HVAC work. In a few weeks we'll have the pre-drywall walk through, which I'm sure will take some time.

We've signed off on all the extras and sent them deposit for those. Decided to get all new appliances, so the only one we'll take with us is our stand alone freezer. Everything else will stay with our current home.

The builder gave us the impression we'll be one of the first families in new development (Pine Hills, Vista Point). Ultimately there will be 121 homes there. Nice location which won't be too far from Cape Cod. I envision being able to take the ferry over to Martha's Vineyard with our bikes and ride for the day this time next year, once it gets quiet on the island. One thing we're really looking forward to after all these years is a garage! No more clearing snow off the car!!!

So glad the decisions about what to include in the house are now finished. Next have to focus on getting rid of things we don't want to take with us when we move.
 
Shalimar said:
Sounds lovely Bob!
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I think it will be, Shalimar. It's strange to be making this kind of move at this point in our lives, but we know it will benefit us as we age. Just today, I was outside working on my back hill planting area, stretched too far and now I've strained something. No more of that in the new home. I think just having everything on one floor will be wonderful. No more going downstairs to do laundry or get something from the freezer, or moving clothes from one season to the next due to our lack of adequate closet space upstairs.
 
RadishRose said:
I want this one-

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The Bayhills were nice, but we went with a Bowan model (Cohasset) because we liked the floor plan and closet space better. Would have loved to have more exterior stone, but it just added so much more to the cost. Instead we spent that on interior items.

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Oh, I didn't look inside or at closets, etc. I just liked the exterior the best. I like yours, too! I like yours for having a larger window and more divided panes around the door. Yours also has a louvered vent window on the left attic over the main window, as well as on the right over the garage.

Mine must have the garage around back, which I prefer. If there IS a garage! :)

Let me guess....granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors. I don't see a chimney though...
 
RadishRose said:
Oh, I didn't look inside or at closets, etc. I just liked the exterior the best. I like yours, too! I like yours for having a larger window and more divided panes around the door. Yours also has a louvered vent window on the left attic over the main window, as well as on the right over the garage.

Mine must have the garage around back, which I prefer. If there IS a garage! :)

Let me guess....granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors. I don't see a chimney though...
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Definitely granite counter tops, new stainless steel appliances and hardwood floors in all but the bedrooms. Has a gas fireplace with stone to the ceiling in the great room and a covered porch out back. We upgraded quite a bit, especially on lighting.

If you're interested, there's a 3D walkthrough on the page for a generic Bowan model and I assume others in the development too. What's exciting for us is that we'll be meeting all kinds of new people. And with The Pinehills being a planned community, there's tons to do and lots of social activity clubs centered around a club house.

https://www.tollbrothers.com/luxury...ts/Toll-Brothers-at-The-Pinehills-Vista-Point
 
Bobw235 said:
I think it will be, Shalimar. It's strange to be making this kind of move at this point in our lives, but we know it will benefit us as we age. Just today, I was outside working on my back hill planting area, stretched too far and now I've strained something. No more of that in the new home. I think just having everything on one floor will be wonderful. No more going downstairs to do laundry or get something from the freezer, or moving clothes from one season to the next due to our lack of adequate closet space upstairs.
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I think it is a wise move on your part. Love the design you posted.
 
Wow Bob, these are really nice. TBH, houses are a bit too close together for the money, but they're beautiful! I agree, it's going to be so exciting to meet new people have have all these activities. I understand these kinds of places let you reserve the Clubhouse for your own parties, too. If I could, I'd buy there.
 

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