We Bought a Piece of Land!

Back in May of 2019, Nick and I started looking for homes. There are many daunting things that go into buying a home…things I never even realized. It’s not as easy as going to the store and making a purchase, lol.

After searching and touring a few homes, we came to the conclusion that we wanted to be able to customize a home without having to do any remodeling. This meant, building from scratch. We then began to search Austin for any new developments in areas that we liked. To be honest, I think we only looked at two before deciding on Montebello Community in North West Austin. The style of the home reminded me of homes back in Santa Barbara with the terra-cotta curved tile roofs and stood clear of the more modern style that most of Austin’s new construction is.

Working with Taylor Morrison (the home builder for Montebello) was such a easy process. Highly recommend! We first picked our lot within the community. Next, we picked the layout of our home. We knew we wanted a single story and about 2k square footage, with 3 bedrooms… and a big walk-in closet in the master ;). They had the perfect layout and we were able to upgrade certain things like, having a bigger covered patio, a bigger cave-like shower in the master, and adding an extra powder room near the kitchen.

Next step was the design studio. This was the really fun part! We went in with the mindset of picket out everything we wanted, putting budget behind us. So, we did just that. After the total numbers were rang up with all of the design aspects we chose, we were able to go home and sort through items that we REALLY wanted and some items that we could change into something less expensive but maybe looked the same. For example, we really wanted a certain tile in the shower, but that was way expensive, so we were able to find a tile that fit within our budget that looked relatively the same. After making these selections, and adding in electrical features such as speakers on the patio, and electrical outlets for a hung TV, the house was able to break ground!