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.
Our Ryan Homes Carolina Place 