Just A Few More Details...

Well, it seems like we're making progress towards our goal. We had a site visit from the Township Code Enforcement officer. He looked things over, and after showing him where all my utilities would be coming in, I received a Zoning Permit for the new lot.

Our surveyor also finished his drawings and dropped by to have me sign the Subdivision plans; he left a copy and is submitting a copy to the County for final approval. Armed with that information we'll be able to draw up new deeds for both the new and old properties. It's worth noting that our original 87 acre parcel has a deed from 1950 when it was purchased; as was common in those days, the boundaries of the rural properties weren't actually surveyed, but were instead defined by the boundaries of one's neighbors. the deed would say "bounded on the north by property of Joe Blow" or something similar. What that boils down to is if the outside perimeter is surveyed at some point, it may differ somewhat from the original, traditional boundaries. None of that will affect our subdivided tract since that has now been actually surveyed.

I emailed the guy from the power company the New Service application he had sent me, along with the subdivision plans. I almost fell out of my chair when he called me, unsolicited! He seemed willing to meet with me on site after receiving the final approved subdivision plans from the County and Township. Progress!!!!

Finally, we submitted our formal Construction Loan/Mortgage application this week as well. Our lender was good enough to let us handle this remotely because of our work schedules. He Fedexed the application along with a list of documentation needed -bank statements, W2's, pay stubs, etc. Luckily I had most of this info at the ready and it was no big deal to compile.

A side note - our plans to build during the Winter may have an unexpected bonus. Pennsylvania is getting absolutely swarmed with stinkbugs, and they will be dead or hibernating when the house is built, so they won't already be in the nooks and crannies of the house when it goes up!


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