Is it obvious on this title that we are getting impatient with our build? haha

We are a week away ’till we mark our 4th month building. We are at the final stage and this I say is the longest to finish. My friend is saying that with the builder only waiting for the last 10% of the payment, why would they rush. There are changes almost everyday but they are very minimal. Also, the house is locked and you can only peek through the window. But we would prefer them to finish the build slowly ensuring quality. Now while waiting for the house to look like this..

1. Prepare for the Pre-Completion Inspection

Aside from hiring an independent inspector, we bought a PCI checklist from Brian of anewhouse.com. Highly recommended thorough checklist and for 4$. What can we lose?

2. Prepare for the move in

We packed some of our stuff, mainly clothes, estimating we will move before the winter time. All thick clothes and beddings are packed along with items we bought that we’ll be using in the house.

3. Save money

When our land was titled and site start date for the build was scheduled, we received our first bill related to the house and it is our council rate. Then after the slab was poured, we started paying interest on the first progress payment. And as the build progresses, payment also progresses, and also the interest that we have to pay every month. We are well aware that once deposit for your property is paid to the vendor, expenses will only go up from there.

4. Have a little bit of fun

Window shopping or legit shopping haha, road trips and spending time with family! List goes on, just don’t put all the attention on how it is going soooo sloooow.

5. Plan

And if you’re a bit of a control freak like me, schedule the items you’ll have to do after handover and also make a budget for them. For us, it’ll be curtains/blinds, fence, driveway, clothesline, mailbox and antenna. There’s a lot more to think about and a lot more reason to save money for.

And also decors, decors that will replace you clothes shopping money!