Building an Adventure
January 10, 2011
You don’t have to travel to exotic locations for excitement or meaningful new experiences. Sometimes the real journeys we take are close to hand. Since we moved to Asheville, NC we’ve been looking for a modestly-sized and priced handicapped accessible house, unfortunately without success. After seeing so many houses in new developments that almost worked, we’ve decided to build a true home for ourselves that would meet our needs, not just the builder’s.
Now that we’re about to embark on this exciting new venture, we’ve decided to memorialize the process from start to finish. We hope that by sharing our experiences, we’ll help any of our members who might want to take this step for themselves.
We started by looking at lots just north of Asheville in the small town of Weaverville. No doubt there are less expensive places further away, but we wanted to be located no more than 20 minutes out of Asheville so we could easily avail ourselves of the town’s cultural and culinary offerings.
We looked at a few lots in the area and settled on one. Here’s a picture, taken in late afternoon on blustery winter day.
