Cold feet/second guessing normal?

elinrich

We are set to close on a new build in a few weeks. We love the house. It's beautiful. We searched for about 6 months before we decided to build. We had our wants prioritized and had to weigh and pick and choose which wish items we wanted more than others. Basically our hard decision was a huge house, less expensive, in a suburban neighborhood or smaller home (still bigger than our first home), better quality, semi custom, more expensive, in a more country like setting. We went with the more country feel type neighborhood which was the main thing that won us over. Now that we're near the end, I've noticed that I've been wishing we had a bit more space in the house. This feeling scares me. We are going through with this house. It's beautiful. I got to pick my dream cabinets, counters and backsplash in the kitchen. But I can't help but be bothered by these thoughts of maybe we should have gone bigger. If we would have though it couldn't have been in this neighborhood. Thoughts of doubt normal? Ugh, this ride has been such an emotional roller coaster!!!

theteno

I think doubt prior to closing is normal. We definitely felt it, especially the scare of whether or not we had enough financially to take care of the house. We've been here a couple months now and LOVE it and are doing okay. I bet once you get in the house and you see all of your dream finishings you will feel better. Also don't forget if you have a basement that could be finished one day for extra space, if you have kids you can get bunk beds to save on space, etc. I hope that you feel better and really love and enjoy your home!

elinrich

Thanks, I really appreciate your feedback.  It does make me feel better.  I talked to two friends about my feelings and they said the same thing.  

I wish we had a basement!  Here, in Texas they are not common.  But I always see them on all the HGTV shows  

I'm getting excited!  Thanks so much!

Mom987

I also think it can be normal. For us though, we looked at like 10-15 houses, so when we found OURS, we knew we wanted it and nothing else compared. So that was different.

Janessadawn

Just like any other big step in one's life (bridal jitters, anyone?) I'd say it's totally normal. Look at it this way: less square footage generally means lower energy bills for heating and cooling. I think once you get in it, it will feel plenty big enough, and the fact that everything is tailored to you will make it all the more special.