Philly Expatriate

Monday, March 21, 2005

The Race Begins in Earnest

Saturday, we opend a home equity line of credit to get things underway with the home improvement.

Next steps:

I have to measure each room for dimensions so hubby can auto-CAD our ideas for an addition before we even talk to an architect (this was a recommended step from my contractor-friend.)
I have asked contractor-neighbor to get me a list of reputable (yet affordable) local residential architects - Mike Brady, where are you?!?!?!? (Alhtough, ick, what a crapulent designer he was: master suite for mom & dad, and ONE bathroom shared by 6 kids?!? Not to mention that hideous staircase.)
Schedule appt. with architect and get the ball rolling on a design plan that will fit our budget and still give us the space we need, not to metion avoid too many infrastructure upgrades.
Meet with gyne to talk about a number of issues that I have to have resolved before even trying for a person to help fill up the addition.

And all of this has to happen in the next 10 days - I'm taking kiddo to visit my family in Philly for 5 days over spring break (thank heavens for frequent-flyer rewards!)

I feel like I am literally falling into a pit of debt over this, but I guess "that's life". Busting a move into a new phase is going to take plenty funding, alot of nerves, and very VERY clever planning to execute this plan relatively smoothly.

Posted at 09:31 am by brandy101

	Posted by Lyly @ 03/22/2005 09:58 AM PST
	I wish you luck. This was me and my 'ex'-husband 15 years ago, except it was a whole house being built. You will survive, but it will be a rollercoaster. Advice: triple-check the measurements; there's nothing like having to wait a week or two for a new whatever while it rains on your new addition because the parts is needed for the ROOF!!

	Posted by chrysalis @ 03/21/2005 11:23 AM PST
	Awesome game plan, Brandy. The more planning the better. Have fun in PA! Oh, and by the way, Mike Brady might have been a lousy architect (I agree -- yecch, that stone texture? Aaugh!) but I sure had a crush on his step-daughter back in '72. And everybody had to have Greg's latest fashions. Seems odd now, but back then, they were "it."

	Posted by Gigglesbee @ 03/21/2005 10:03 AM PST
	Being in debt is scary, isn't it?? But, I know what you mean...it seems almost impossible to do anything without going into debt these days. <sigh> Um...10 days??? Good luck with that!!

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