Option C it is!

Last week we met with our architect and a builder that he recommended to get some "super ballpark pricing" on our favorite plan- Option C. The numbers came back- and if we "mind our p's and q's" as the builder said, we will probably only go slightly over budget. Although going slightly over budget is never the goal, we had to look back at what that original budget bought us. In the beginning, the budget assumption was made on a 1900 sq.ft. final product (based on the early discussions we had with a builder before we bought the house). Option C is over 2600 sq.ft., so really- even over budget is still less per square foot that we originally intended on spending. In addition, we can't overlook the fact that Option C would give us the house of our dreams- and not a "make it work" house! Seems like a pretty easy decision to go over budget.

Now the question is- how over budget will we have to go to get what we want?! Our primary goal is to get the bones of the house right and to have a nice looking exterior. We have the next 15 years to figure out the rest!