A home...

Since we no longer will be moving into the new apartment complex that is being built (they're not free anymore since Eli quit working for that company!) we decided to entertain the idea of becoming first time home buyers. Being the fact that a baby is on the way and we are far from rich (haha!) our budget only allows for a small increase from what we are paying for rent. After looking at purchasing a 1994 manufactured home that sits on land we would have to pay rent for, my mom suggested looking at a newly built home and moving it on to a piece of land of our own. What a great idea, but I didn't think we would be able to afford it, to our surprise, we just may be able to!!!

On Saturday we took a trip down to Orofino where a manufactured homes dealer is located. We were able to look through several different models and fell in love with a couple of them! We want a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home and have found a layout that we love! While our minds are far from set on this particular home, we have a good idea of what we want! There are a few other dealerships in Lewiston and even more in Spokane. Over the next couple of weeks, we want to look at more homes to make sure we find the "perfect" one for us!

We are also trying to find a lot that is zoned to allow a manufactured home, a very difficult task. I think that we are going to get a realtor's help in the process of finding land. I just hope we can find something at a reasonable price!

We're trying not to get our hopes up, but I'm really excited to find a home that we can call our own! Our lease is up in May and I would love to move out by then, but this process may take longer than that. We'll just have to wait and see! Keep your fingers crossed for us!

This is the floor plan of the model we like so much! (Click on the image to enlarge! Let me know if that doesn't work, I was having issues uploading it.) The model we looked at has the optional master bath up-grade as well as several other amenities that make it VERY desirable!!! I took our camera with us on our trip to Orofino, but forgot it in the car. So, no pictures of the interior! :( Oh well!