Hallelujah ! !

Well, its finally happened. The land has settled and we now own a patch of dirt in Williams Landing.

Moving forward from this point, the builder has applied for our building permit. Once that comes through we provide a copy to the land developer to finalise our already approved application for developer's approval (to make sure we've complied with all 1,245 [or thereabouts] restrictive covenants).

The build start date of 7 August 2009 has been confirmed.

Jase, Obie, Hoondee and I went out to the block on the weekend to check it out. I'll post the snaps when I get my camera back. The block next to us already has temporary fencing up and the site marker pegs are in place. In fact, they are concreted in place. I've heard rumours that some 'disreputable' builders deliberately knock out the site marker pegs so that you need to pay another $900 (of which the builder probably keeps a couple of hundred) to get the pegs re-established.

It would take a tractor to knock out our pegs. But we'll see.

Drew and Jase

99.9% there

I know how this kid feels....








Sorry for the lack of posts since early June, but its been a tough ride to get to where we are. Despite everyone's best efforts (you know who you are!) we have been surrounded by others who just can't seem to get their act together!



But no more. This week I personally started cracking the whip and put the fear of God into everyone from the lowliest of the low upwards. Nothing like sending an email from work with the signature 'Senior Associate, Commercial Litigation' to get things moving.



Suffice to say, things are now sorted, the last of the relevant documents has been signed, the stars are aligned in the sky so it must be nearly time to settle.



We are told that settlement may take place this afternoon (rubbish), more likely tomorrow (less rubbish) but I've logged onto BetFair and have put a few dollars on Monday or Tuesday. Both are fine.



Once that happens we can then use some of the proceeds of the sale to purchase a little car we've got our eye on (a '$3k special' to do us for the next few years while we build, pay off the mortgage and consolidate). Once the car is ours, we'll be able to start posting photos of the block and the build (due to start 7 August).



Anyway, odds are for settlement early next week and chances that it gets delayed further are slim - but if not, if anything goes wrong....

(http://fatherstephen.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/wrath-of-god.jpg)

Cheers

Drew and Jase