We’ve now entered the phase of the home-building process when on any given day, we should be able to see noticeable progress from the previous day. Trim, tile, counter tops, exterior paint, driveway & landscaping, and plumbing & electrical fixtures are all scheduled for the next 7-10 days. When we went by the site yesterday, our cabinets had been installed, stucco was a couple days old, and the garage door had been installed. Here are a couple pics of the progress…
(the crown molding was a nice addition to the cabinets)
Now, in all our time searching for homes and even since we put the contract in on this unit, we had never taken the time to go check out the amenities center aside from just driving by it. We never actually took the time to tour the place ad check out some of the other community perks. Well, if we had any reservations about buying in this area (which we really didn’t), they’re long gone now! The amenities center is awesome…
(yes, that is a super-sweet water slide)
There are 3 pools: a wading pool (for the kiddos… in 5 years), a recreational pool (for this Summer), and a lap pool (for watching people exercise). There are also some really nice tennis courts, a surprisingly well-kept volleyball court, and a newly renovated fitness center with double the square footage and new equipment. And this is just where it starts. Hop in the car and ride (if you’re like me… too lazy to jog) about a half-mile towards the entrance of the community and you’ll find community soccer fields and basketball courts. All of these amenities are used for, amongst other things, the community sports and summer camp programs. There are also plans for an elementary school and library within our community as well as a new shopping center just outside the entrance.
Now, we could have been more diligent buyers and checked into these things on our own, but the funny thing is, the folks in the Sales Center never really tried to sell us on the community features other than just mentioning their existence. We drove away last night feeling very confident about our decision, but also very thankful that we made our decision to buy based more on the merits of the home than the community (though both are still very important.) We both thought these were huge talking points that the salespeople might be doing a disservice to themselves by not pushing to potential customers.
All of this got me to thinking…
I wonder how much more effective we (the church) would be at making disciples if we tried to sell people on hope and grace more than atmosphere and programs.
I’m just sayin’.
