How we manifested our dream property // PART 3

Less forcing. More flowing.

We continued the search for our future home looking in various cities.

To make this process a little easier to follow along, I will list the cities and houses we explored in sequential order with a brief overview of what happened.

Staunton: The town was sweet, and the house was located in a big neighborhood with lots of neighbors. The house was plenty big and the backyard already had a playhouse ready to go (which Lucille loved). We put in an offer, but were denied (as our house hadn't been sold at the time and the buyer didn't want a contingent offer).

Waynesboro: This small town seemed quaint with a really great coffee shop and spacious parks in the area. The house was extra spacious (a little more space than needed) with mountain views and the neighborhood was quiet. We made an exceptional offer and were denied due to unknown reasons. Cue lots of frustration and anger.

Staunton (again): We loved this older quirky house and the backyard was cozy and charming. It was located in a quiet neighborhood and had plenty of space for us all. We were about to put in an offer, but found access to the inspection report before doing so. Sadly, the house had MANY big ticket price things needing attention, so we had to walk away from this one.

Staunton (again): We found another house that was a bit smaller than desired, but we could make it work for us. The yard was spacious and had potential for future play projects. The neighbors seemed friendly and the house was in great condition. We put in another great offer and were overbid shortly after.

Surprisingly, we were not that disappointed.

This is when we realized we were starting to force things.

At this point we decided to take a break and recalibrate.

When we felt ready to get back in there, we visited at least 10 other homes in a completely different city. There were no homes we felt called to put in an offer, so we continued on the journey.

Then, one rainy day my husband saw a piece of property online that sparked some curiosity. The price listed was slightly over our budget, but thought it couldn't hurt to reach out. This particular property had no house on it yet, but a local builder was attached to the land for the future home.

We looked at the property on the map and saw that this special property was in a neighborhood (Lucille's wishes), but was also deep in the woods and completely surrounded by trees (our wishes).

It seemed too good to be true, so I insisted we drive to see the land as soon as possible.

Scottsville: We drove 35 minutes to find a lovely neighborhood and quiet cul-de-sac. I'll never forget the feeling I had once we made it down the long gravel driveway. The driveway opened up to a cozy lot surrounded by tall beautiful pines. We sat in the car (as it was raining), and I immediately felt this resounding HELL YES, THIS IS IT.

Nick and I looked at each other and knew we had to find a way to make this happen.

THE FINALE:

We found a way to custom build a cozy 1300 sq. ft cottage within our budget.

After we said "yes" to buying the property (and house), everything seemed to flow without friction.

Lucille got her desire of living near people (a neighborhood), and we got our desire for privacy and nature.

We truly believe this property chose us and waited patiently for our arrival. And we're so happy it did :).

"The more you let go into trust, the creational space of your life expands exponentially."

thanks for reading friend,

xx

Jillian