Rajah
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I'm impressed. DH and I both were concerned that they were going to consider us too picky because we noticed so many places where the paint needed touching up or caulk needed re-applying or that were just missed entirely with paint. Not a problem on any of them, and the building supervisor (I think that's who one guy was) and the QA Inspector walking us through were even picking up on *more* places that needed touchup that we'd missed -- most were even taken care of to our satisfaction as we watched.
They're looking into and/or dealing with everything on our inspector's report, biggest of which was the roof. They're getting another city (or was it state?) inspector to come reconfirm that the roof meets wind/hail code requirements. If he says it does, we're going to insist on a manufacturer's rep coming out and putting in writing that the warranty is good. If he says it doesn't, they'll re-do it. But I'm not as worried about it as I was, after watching the builders behind us putting the roofs on *correctly*. I feel confident (maybe I'm naieve, but I don't think so) that they'll fix things to our satisfaction before our closing date next Thursday.
We did hear back on the loans, and they're both approved (we're doing the 80-15 method)! So really the only real thing we're facing as a potential problem is getting the $$$ before closing because we really weren't expecting to close this fast, and they're digging up more fees than we anticipated. I think we'll still be able to make it, though.
So now I'm starting to plan out how we're going to lay out the living room, game room, and bedroom.
I think we're probably going to be hitting a couple of the furniture stores' Labor Day sales with the no-payments/no-financing for 12 months bit. Just have to make sure we don't go *too* far with those 
But I think we can get a new couch/chair set that actually fits the room (instead of the loveseat-sized one we have now that would be dwarfed in the living room but will fit the gameroom exactly) as well as a new TV (even if we just get a small one) without difficulty. And IKEA has cheap enough stuff we can get something that will work as a temporary entertainment center, too. Most of the furniture we *NEED* we really have, though, so I'm excited.
Can you tell I'm excited?
They're looking into and/or dealing with everything on our inspector's report, biggest of which was the roof. They're getting another city (or was it state?) inspector to come reconfirm that the roof meets wind/hail code requirements. If he says it does, we're going to insist on a manufacturer's rep coming out and putting in writing that the warranty is good. If he says it doesn't, they'll re-do it. But I'm not as worried about it as I was, after watching the builders behind us putting the roofs on *correctly*. I feel confident (maybe I'm naieve, but I don't think so) that they'll fix things to our satisfaction before our closing date next Thursday.
We did hear back on the loans, and they're both approved (we're doing the 80-15 method)! So really the only real thing we're facing as a potential problem is getting the $$$ before closing because we really weren't expecting to close this fast, and they're digging up more fees than we anticipated. I think we'll still be able to make it, though.
So now I'm starting to plan out how we're going to lay out the living room, game room, and bedroom.
I think we're probably going to be hitting a couple of the furniture stores' Labor Day sales with the no-payments/no-financing for 12 months bit. Just have to make sure we don't go *too* far with those But I think we can get a new couch/chair set that actually fits the room (instead of the loveseat-sized one we have now that would be dwarfed in the living room but will fit the gameroom exactly) as well as a new TV (even if we just get a small one) without difficulty. And IKEA has cheap enough stuff we can get something that will work as a temporary entertainment center, too. Most of the furniture we *NEED* we really have, though, so I'm excited. Can you tell I'm excited?
Good luck with the closing!!
