January - May 2007 - Change of plans

Well, Jeff's great job was not looking so great when after only a few months of employment, the company ran into funding problems. We had planned on having enough disposable income to pay cash for construction and take our time, but with Jeff job searching we had to put everything on hold till we could figure out a new course. Jeff searched all over the west coast of the U.S. thinking if we had to sell the property in Big Bear, so be it. Finally, in late March, he took a job in mergers and acquisitions which allowed him to work from home. Once that was settled, we didn't waste any time packing up and moving to Big Bear where we could live on much less (our rent was a third of what we were paying in Orange County!) Once settled in, we decided to change plans for the house and build a 2 car garage with an upstairs 2 bedroom apartment which we could live in and then take our time building the log home. So, we drew up a floor plan, and gave the engineer the OK to go ahead. He said no problem, should take about 3 weeks. Great, we should be able to build it and move in before the winter.