Our New Home At Shaw Air Force Base

After one week and looking at close to 30 homes, Lana and I bought our first house together in Sumter, South Carolina about 10 minutes from Shaw Air Force Base! There are many reasons we chose this place; it's new construction, it's in a great location close to both the base and town and most importantly there are no neighbors behind our home. After a few days of looking, we had made a list of our top three homes but none of them had completely caught our eye. As Lana and I were searching on the internet Sunday night, we came across a newly constructed 3 bed (with an unfinished bonus room above the garage) / 2.5 bath home which looked very nice to both of us. It was dark outside by that time, but we decided to check it out anyway. As we pulled in the driveway, we both thought this could be our future home. I pointed the car's headlights towards the house and looked around some...it was very nice! We told our realtor the next day and returned to check out the inside, which we also liked. A finished bonus room, tile and wood floors, landscaping and sod were not included in the list price and we also wanted a shower put into the half bath. So, the rest of the day and some of the following, we spent getting bids on all of these things. With all of this data in hand, we put in a bid Tuesday night. The counter offer process went back and forth over the next couple of days until I finally requested to meet with the builder himself to talk over the pricing details. After an hour of negotiations, we had a signed contract by Friday morning at 10:00! Lana and I will be official owners of our first home on 1 April. It's a very exciting time as we move to the USA after four years overseas and prepare for the arrival of our first child in May. God has blessed us both with good jobs and we're thankful we're able to afford such a place. Give Lana and I a call if you're passing through the area...our house is always open!