January 2019 – Our Ryan Homes Carolina Place

Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.

– Billy Graham

Our next meeting was with Guardian on January 2nd. This is the company Ryan Homes partners with for technology wiring in the home. These options include phone lines, cable lines, smart home system, security system, sound system and home entertainment cabling (i.e. HDMI, data).

Even if you aren’t interested in extras, you still meet with Guardian to select the position of standard features. In our case, that was four total lines which could be cable or phone (or a combination). We initially thought, phone lines? Who uses land lines anymore? But our helpful rep, George had a good point. Depending on provider, some internet/wireless equipment requires a phone line, so we opted for one phone line and three cable lines for our included options.

During the meeting, we talked through each option, but pricing was not given until the end. That seemed to be their process. Once everything was confirmed, there’s paperwork listing the Guardian pricing, and then another with additional electrical outlets that are added and handled through Ryan Homes– All-in-all, a pretty easy process.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

At this point, we’re in the planning stages, scheduling multiple meetings and making lots of decisions. In working with Ryan Homes, we’ve learned they have prescribed steps and deadlines included in their process. As part of the Purchase Agreement signing process, we sat down with our Sales Representative and made tentative selections for site/lot, floor plan and options. The next steps in our timeline included meeting with NVR Mortgage Finance (Ryan Homes affiliate) within 7 days, then finalizing all structural decisions within 10 days (more details on timeline later).

Our next meeting was with NVR. We were not required to work with them, but we were offered an incentive to go toward closing costs or additional options if we used them for financing.

The first final decisions were due from us on December 23rd. By this date, we had to confirm all options that would change the footprint of the house. We both loved one particular lot on a cul-de-sac with beautiful mature trees as a backdrop. We also both loved the Carolina Place floor plan. Settling on the elevation (exterior look of the house) was a bit more challenging. This decision included the porches, a third garage and the Morning Room and Extended Master options. We were a bit unsure of our decisions since we didn’t have an image or example of our selection with the third garage, but fortunately, we found one in a nearby development – although it was not sided yet.