We Own Dirt!

So the first part to building a home is to find land. Fortunately, we live in the desert so there is plenty of dirt to choose from--albeit expensive dirt. My mother sold her home first and used the proceeds of that sale to buy land. We now own 1 acre of dirt.

There is very little vegetation with the exception of weeds. But there are also some beautiful Joshua Trees. Some people do not care for Joshuas, but my husband loves them and is so happy to build on a lot with Joshua Trees.

Our lot has a good backyard view of the valley. It also faces North which is good for energy efficiency. One element most important to my husband is that our lot is serviced by a public utility. Many of the homes in the area are on well water, but my husband does not want to deal with a well.

So, we own dirt... expensive dirt. And soon our home will be built upon it.