Since I have last wrote a lot has happened. The land in Scituate fell through due to an expensive septic design, causing the site work to double. We decided to take some time out and rent in Hingham. I have always loved Hingham, it was #1 on my list of places to live, the town is picturesque. We signed our son up for kindergarten and little league here and the longer we stay the more I fall in love. We have put an offer in on land here and raised our limit $100,000.00 bringing our total budget to $600,000.00. We decided keeping our kids in this town would be worth it, we won't need to use private school because they have top notch school systems, crime rate is low, and while drugs are in EVERY town, the drugs/drug related crime are minimal. Anything can change before they are off to high school, we know this, but it has only gotten better since I have been a kid. The police department here is awesome, they are really involved in the community.
Though we have an offer in on the land we still have a lot of steps to take, luckily having been there before we are more prepared. We have also hired a builder, at this point we just want things done. First step will be to perc the land and get a septic design, we already have the house blue prints (same one we posted below). Once the perc test is done we will submit the septic design and home plan to the town for approval, once that is in the builder will take over and get the necessary permits. I am so excited and scared. I was sad about Scituate falling though, but I love, love, love Hingham and will be devastated. This month marks one year that we have been on the hunt.
