Not a Good Week..

Sorry I've been absent for a few days everyone. The past week has been quite stressful, and I needed to let the dust settle before writing..

In my last post, I was so excited that we had thought we might get an offer. Alas, for reasons still unknown, no offer presented itself. However, another open house this Sunday, seemed to produce more interest, and we hope this week brings more progress. Since my last home sold (in a very different market) after the first showing, I don't think I prepared myself for the wait out - especially when we just want to get started building our next home..

But that is not the downer part of my story. On Sunday evening, I received an email from our sales rep following up on some outstanding pricing questions on the ongoing stone front question. We were debating going down to elevation B if the pricing was a big difference. However, turns out it would only be about $500 lower. Although I was questioning how these figures came to be, I had pretty much resolved myself to keep the porch I loved for such a small difference. In the same email she goes on to say:

The other thing playing into the mix now is that one of the Ryan sales reps is building a Verona elevation C (non-contingent) and she is looking at the same premium home sites!  If she builds within 2 home sites of you and Estevan then we will have to either change elevations or home sites.  They are making their decision tonight and signing paperwork first thing tomorrow so I will let you know.  

So......guess who signed paperwork to build elevation C (ie, porch) within 2 homesites of us?? I am upset because - in our community there are only 5 premium lots left. The Ryan employee - is putting her home right in the middle of them - which means, we have to make a choice between a non premium lot OR the porch. I was mistaken in thinking that we would have first right of refusal in not only the lot, but anything that would affect our contracted build - which was Verona elevation C. 

I was so upset, that I decided to let my realtor handle it, and I did not respond to the email. 

As of yesterday, I have not spoken to the sales rep, but she did let my realtor know that they were going to offer me $800 discount on the stone front elevation B - this is separate from the lot issue - a result of not being able to thoroughly explain the pricing for the nonstandard stone front request. 

I'm telling everyone this because - if I had a choice, I would not do a contingency contract again. I am stressed that someone else could take the other lot next to us, and select Verona elevation B, which would then force us back to A. The cards are not in your favor when going this direction, especially when the community is nearing completion as ours is.

So that's where we are at. It has been a very upsetting few days. When you become more emotionally invested in the building of your new home, and things aren't moving as smoothly as you had hoped, it's, well.. disappointing..