December 2024 Home Building Journey: Going Concrete Heavy and Beyond Expectations!

Part 3 of Our Owner-Builder FIRE Journey Series Where did December go? Wow, this has truly been our busiest December since we worked corporate jobs. The amount we accomplished this month went way beyond my expectations on the home building front. Breaking Ground and First Steps Remember when we mentioned that we broke ground on 12/2/24? That Monday morning started with a message from my shell contractor saying the footer crew was on their way. There I was, not quite ready for the 7 AM wake-up call! In Florida's winter months, I usually wait until it hits 70 degrees before heading outside—typically around 11 AM. But when you're building a house, the crew doesn't wait for your high maintenance body temperature to kick in. The cr