All these home videos got me wanting a new house with a whole new target wardrobe!! Love the chefs kitchen. Omg Damian smelling his little feet is a total mood 🤣 so cute!

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

😆😂 thank you! He’s so nonchalant about it too. I swear the stuff I catch sometimes while editing are insane 😅

I agree. Definitely the 3 things you mentioned to upgrade are well worth it. I saw someone else say not to do it but as you said why would you want to walk in and start doing major work.

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

I have also seen people say that but in my personal opinion I wouldn’t want to delay my move in and start ripping off brand new stuff so I rather have it done before.

We just started house hunting and thanks to you we are looking at new builds! Keep the videos coming girl. They’re so helpful!

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! Good luck and happy house hunting!! Hope you find your dream home 🤗

Mountains?! I just came across your channel today, so not sure what state you're in. But definitely agree that you'll have an amazing view. I'm in TX, & am currently on the new build journey too. Since you seemed unsure how other builders do things, here's some of my story: We went under contract for a new build 1st wk of March. The contract did list the additional cost of the structural upgrades we chose. And the lot premium. We went with a standard lot size of 7,800sq ft, which was $11k. Houses are supposed to be 20ft apart from each other. With our buillder, we get 2 design center appts. The 1st one is tomorrow afternoon, 3 hrs long. 2nd one is the 20th, & is 1 hr long. We also have one 90min electrician appt this Thursday. Our view behind our house will be greenbelt, one neighbor on each side. Past the neighbor on the right, the view is a private farm/ranch, past the neighbor on the left, the view is a bridge. Since we did the chef's kitchen, indoor fireplace, bigger sized covered back patio, bay window in master, 2nd sink, & tub addition in master bath, & $4k front of house elevation upgrade (covered front patio, & stone), we're trying to go cheaper for the design center tomorrow. We've talked about adding hardware for the cabinetry, curving the corners & flatting the edges of the granite countertops, going with trim package 2 for thicker base boards, upgrading flooring without a door, like living room, hallways, game room, but leaving carpet in bedrooms, closets, or office, & doing a jetted tub for the master bath. But going with standard options for anything else. Our design center budget is $18k, which I'm not sure is realistic. Especially since the electrician appt is the following day, & we know we're going to upgrade the living room lighting, to add recessed lighting. Fingers crossed we don't spend more on interior upgrades than we did on structural! Construction won't start til July & the house won't be done til 2022. But hopefully, it'll be worth the wait. Hope this helps with comparing what other builders do. I'll be looking out for your next video update. Take care! ☺

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your new build! I am in Arizona. We didn’t get pricing for anything until last minute which wasn’t fun because we had to move so much stuff around. Thanks for all the info! Definitely seems like every builder works different. I really wished we would of had a second design studio appointment. Sounds like your new build will be taking a bit longer than ours. We got our lot Nov 7th and are scheduled to be done end of June. I will say it’s a slow process but definitely worth the wait!

Ok so Have a budget but don’t stick to it because “YOLO” 😂 I can’t wait to see it! I love the idea of the chefs kitchen. I love all those appliances too! Your lot looks like it’s moving along! So exciting

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 why are you calling me out? 😒 lol. Thanks! At the speed of a sloth 🦥 but definitely moving 😆

@Ebonyeyez7

2 жыл бұрын

Lol how funny!! But basically that's true!! I regret not upgrading things I really wanted but I listened to my cheap husband 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️ get what you want

I can’t wait for this process. Thank you for the great tips

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the best part of the entire process so enjoy!

We get a preview plus 3 appointments - 2-3 hours long so I’m thankful for that🌸🌸🌸

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

Omg that’s awesome! Would have been nice if we could have gotten at least 2.

Omg the color of those cabinets 😻😻😻

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😆

Thank you for sharing as a creator myself I enjoy watching this type of video

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks🧡

Our builder offers two full days in the design center plus a separate structural meeting that happens two weeks before the first design center meeting. So it really depends on the builder. But yes, every change after the fact is an added cost! Our builder charges $600 per change!

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I really wish our builder would have done the same 😩

Yes All the videos. You are very helpful. We are thinking of building because we are moving to Texas.

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Texas has such beautiful homes. I lived in Dallas for a few years and the houses are very nice! At the time my parents bought a new build and let me just say we loved that home.

Following along! We just purchased our lot and I will document our journey too.

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your new build!

@jagslion3

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like you are doing your own build maybe with a contractor, they purchased a trac home, biggest rip off ever for trac homes.

What part of Arizona is your new build ?

Wow that’s a good deal for the appliances. I did hear that a lot of the stuff is worth getting through the builder. How much time did they give you to make changes after your appointment before they started charging you?

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah once you find out all the pricing it’s worth looking around and comparing prices. They gave us 2 weeks to make changes before they started charging us.

Same sis!! Love this video!! I should have left my cheap husband home ugh I regret so many things I didn't upgrade!! And the lady at our design center did not show us or tell us about every option that they offered. The design center charges us $1000 for changes which suck!! I am very frustrated bc of the flooring but oh well.... we are the family who will be making a mess to the floors and counters lol 😆 Congrats on your home!!

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! And omg 😆 😂 “cheap husband” got me. It was the same for us though. There were a few things that weren’t mentioned to us that if we were told about we would have probably upgraded. $1k?? 😳 that’s insane! I’m sure you’ll be able to DIY a lot of stuff. I’m not sure if like DIY’s but I love them lol. Congrats on your new build 🥳

Did ur builder allow u to pay for the upgraded appliances upfront? Did u pay a % of it and have the remainder added to the loan? Some of the upgrades they offer aren't worth financing into your home loan over a 15-30 year period.

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

We did have the option to pay them at closing or to finance them.

I had my floors ripped out 2 days after closing on our new build. Got it done for $20K and saved $50K not getting it through the design center. No regrets.

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼 $50k is a little intense 😅! I’d do the same if I had to pay that much lol

The kids lol how cute 😊

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Curious what drives you crazy about that layout with dining room between kitchen & LR?

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

I just feel like it always looks cluttered. We have that layout at our current home and even when the house is clean it just doesn’t feel clean. If that makes any sense? Lol. It felt like there was too much going on and there wasn’t enough room to walk.

$250 for changes, Great Deal! We are bummed that our builder does not allow them at all, and we only had 1 day of Design Center. We have like 6 big regrets now, with no way do change anything. Our pantry is going to be the same like yours. We need bigger to store all those Costco Giant Portions and packages. Lol

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

😳 where you at least given a few days to change your mind? Or were all your decisions finalized the day of your appointment? If so, that’s ridiculous!! I agree, we wanted our pantry bigger but it wasn’t an option because it interfered with the second suite 😩

What floor choice came with the home? Was LVP more than tile?

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it was a 16x16 tile. We didn’t get LVP. What we got is also tile just different size and finish so I honestly wouldn’t know.

@12044m

3 жыл бұрын

@@marymaeee Thanks. Im trying to avoid spending too much for upgrades but hate grout on the floor. I guess I just have to wait till I get to the design center and see what they offer.

What color are the cabinets or the cabinet color name?

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

They’re a gray color but I honestly don’t know the exact name of the color. I honestly don’t think we were even told the color. I just saw it at the design studio as a sample and picked that one.

How much was the flooring? We have our design studio appt in line 2 weeks

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

To upgrade the flooring we paid $18k

@shawn1869

2 жыл бұрын

@@marymaeee did you get upgraded flooring throughout the entire house?

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawn1869 yes we did.

Super informative! what was the price of upgrading to a chefs kitchen?

@marymaeee

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don’t remember off the top of my head but I think it was $1,800? Or somewhere around there. I have a video where I go through all the pricing of the upgrades if you’d like to check it out!

@daizzeem

2 жыл бұрын

@@marymaeee I must’ve missed it! I’ll check it out - thank you!

We had 3 appointments. First appointment lasted 1 hour and the last 2 lasted 3-4 hrs.

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

I wish we would of had that many 😩

@victoriagarcia5533

3 жыл бұрын

@@marymaeee Yeah… I didn’t know each builder did something different.

I wouldn’t want a clear door for a pantry. 😬

@marymaeee

3 жыл бұрын

Lol so many people have told me that. But I love it! It would keep me motivated to keep my pantry looking spotless 😅

Sounds like a daycare.