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Welcome and Thanks for watching and weighing in about the coffee tables! So far two tables seems to be the prevailing choice. Have a blessed week 😊

Hi and Thanks so much! I discovered At Home after moving to Texas and you can find just about anything there. Thanks for weighing in about the coffee table too! Much appreciated! Have a blessed week!😊

Hi there and thanks for watching! This is one of two TVs we have that were installed slightly off center. Arrgh! However, it is on an arm that slides in multiple directions so you can move it left, right or center it, so it’s ok. We didn’t notice that we didn’t move it back to center until after the video was done.😮 We will be paying closer attention next time! 😊 Thanks for watching and have a blessed week!

Hi there! Glad you found it! I put “in video” links into the video-they should show up as you are watching (it should be a small black pop up in the upper right hand corner that you can click on) but they don’t always show up. Sorry about that. Thank you for asking and for watching! Have a blessed week!😊

@@ironfiresuccess8220 Understood. I'm old now, so I always watch by casting to my Samsung TV. So I went to tge video description and didn't previously find the link. 😂

Hi there HJW! 😊 Thanks for watching and for weighing in about the coffee tables. Two is looking like it will be the way to go. Also thanks for the tip about the rug. I will share it with Mo. i know you must be super excited to be so close to finishing your home! These next few weeks will fly by! I am so happy for you and your husband 😊 I appreciate your advice and support! Have a blessed week HJW!

Hi there and thanks so much for watching. So far this oven has been great! Please watch the other video where I made steak before you cook a steak using their pre-set Steak mode function under Precision Cooking - the smoke is no joke!

Hi Beamer! I don't know why GE would make a cooking function where smoking up your house is part of making anything but I'm not doing that again! LOL!!!

Hi Deja! No, we are not on FB. Both of us used to be on FB, but took a hiatus, and then by the time we tried to get back on so much stuff changed that we just gave up. LOL! Now we are those people in the family who don't know what's going on and everybody yells at us that if we were on FB we'd know. LOL!!

Hi HJW! If you are doing appliance installation that's great! Make sure you get all the warranty booklets from the installation people or your builder. I remember that one of the installation people threw one of our warranty booklets in with the trash. Luckily Mo saw that and retrieved it. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! That indoor smoke situation is ridiculous!

Hi Gabriella! Great question. The way it was explained to us when we were taking out the loan is that with the VA loan, there will still be some fees that are added into closing costs, (for example, a survey fee, appraisal fee, title policy cost, etc) but the VA puts a cap on how much those fees can be. With a one-time close when building a home on land you own or buy, any $ that you would otherwise pay out of pocket during a two-time close (such as interest payments on the amount the builder draws out) or at the end of the two-time close (fees and other closing costs) are front-loaded into the loan, which increases the total loan amount you are borrowing. If you are like us, and you are building a custom home on land that wasn't already paid off, the pay-off $ for that land is front-loaded into the loan as well. As you can imagine, after adding the closing costs, interest payments and our land pay-off amount to the cost of building our house, it would have significantly increased the total amount of the loan we were borrowing. However, as long as the appraised value of the house was greater (not sure by how much) than the loan amount, then the one-time close would work without a down payment. If the appraised value isn't high enough, then you would have to put some money down. We chose to do the two-time close, and not have any $ except the land pay off $ added to the amount we borrowed, and we paid the interest payments on the $ the builder used as the house was built, and we paid closing costs for the two loans.

You are welcome, it is my pleasure! I plan to make more videos as I continue to try out certain functions on this oven. Thanks so much for watching!

Hi there! Because we have textured walls, and we knew the adhesive wouldn’t stick well to our walls, we screwed the velcro to our walls so I know we would have to at least repair those holes. I’m not sure if the adhesive would not damage the wall if we were able to stick it directly on the wall. Sometimes products come off just fine, but after being stuck for some time, it may take your paint and drywall off. I have successfully used some peel and stick wallpaper in an apartment and it came off without damaging the wall. Maybe you can test out this product or some peel and stick wallpapers on a wall where you won’t see it, like the inside of a closet. I am sure you will find something that works with minimal damage! 😊

Hi Claudia! Thanks so much for watching and I hope it helps you and others have a more pleasurable building experience!

Hi there! Glad you enjoyed it! There's a store in the San Antonio area I love called At Home - they're probably all over the country, but there wasn't one near where I lived in Maryland, so I had never heard of it before I moved to the San Antonio area. At Home has great sales and has a massive outdoor/garden section and tons of wall art and rugs.

@@ironfiresuccess8220 Yes, very familiar with At Home. They were previously called Garden Ridge, changed there name about 10 plus years ago.

Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi there! So glad to hear that! Yes we use Finish tablets with the red powerball in it. They work well without adding any rinse agent. Thanks for watching and have a blessed week! 😊

Hi Lydia! Yes, you are right - it is so hard to know the differences between ovens. Glad that this video helped you! I plan to make more videos as I explore some of the functions. Thanks for watching and have a blessed week!

Hi HJW! I hope you are closing in on the end of your new home build! We haven't got those garage rails fixed or replaced that wood railing on the patio. We still have them on the to-do list though. The super mutant size insects in texas have really gotten on my last nerve. So now we are deciding between getting electronic screens put on the patio, or screening it in with some strategically placed doorways for the deck we will eventually put adjacent to the patio. Have a blessed week!

Hi there and thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful! I plan to make more videos about how to use some of these functions. Yes, GE needs to include a physical manual - it is so hard to navigate how to use the oven without one!

Hi Barbara! I am so happy it helped! No, i haven’t done a video on reheating yet, but I have reheated things by using air fry. I use a low temp setting like 315 for 10 mins

Oh and I would check the pizza after 5 minutes. 😊 Thanks for watching!

Hi Emm! We are so glad it helped you. The process was so confusing and info was so hard to find that we didn’t completely understand it at the time we started building. We learned alot along the way and are glad to share the information 😊 Thanks and have a blessed week.

Hi Zephyr! Thanks so much for the encouragement and empowerment! It is good to hear from someone with experience in the industry who can tell us that this is unacceptable! I'm hoping other people who watch this video read your comments and learn from our mistakes! Thanks so much!

Hey Vee! Thanks so much for the love! Hope all is good!

Hi and Thanks so much for the love!

Hi blue moon! Unfortunately, I can't share the name due to legal reasons. They only do fully custom homes on lots owned by the customer, so if you are doing semi-custom on a lot owned by the builder, you won't run into them. If you are considering doing a full custom home, send the names of the builders you are considering. I'll creatively let you know if it is on your list.

Hey Hey Hey! Thanks for the shoutout brother! Hope all is good with the fam!

Hi and Thanks so much for the love!

Thanks so much! We never used our dining room before, and this time we wanted a space that we could have fun with.

Hi Estelle! Yes, I agree - I like Toll Brothers homes too! They have creative designs and lovely aesthetics.

Thanks so much! We dared to be different with this house!

Hi and yes blessings all around - you have the Love and the Faith in your name, so blessings will surely follow you.

Thanks Dianne! We hope to inspire people to just have fun and do your own thing!

Hi Lisa! Thanks so much - this is one of my favorite spots in the house

Hi El Diablo👋🏽 I think the best place to start is by interviewing realtors in the Houston area to find a realtor that has experience in working with semi-custom and full custom building clients and working with Veterans and VA loans. Ask for references so you can talk with their former clients. Then ask the realtor to walk you through the process of building semi-custom or custom homes and the financial commitments that go with each one. Best of luck and blessings on beginning your journey!

Hi Barbara! Thanks so much!

Hi there and thanks so much for commenting! It is great that you have your builder lined up. Because we weren't ready to build, but we wanted to secure the lot, we financed the land through Security Services Credit Union. The interest rate was high, but we didn't have much choice. Then when we were ready to build, we did our construction loan through Thrive Mortgage in Austin TX. The construction loan paid off the land loan. It is such a struggle to find a lender that will do VA Construction Loans, but they are out there! Keep up your good attitude and determination! Your blessing is coming!

It is crazy right! We learned that because most people will have flooring put on top of the concrete, when the trades come in and do work, they usually don't pay attention to the floor. They screw scaffolding down into the concrete, use spray paint to mark where things are supposed to go, they drop and drag things across the floor, spill food on it - but if you are getting stained concrete, the builder is supposed to ensure everybody is notified so they don't do things like walk on it before it is set, and cover the floor to protect it during the build. SMH! Thanks for asking about the door. It was done by a company in San Antonio Texas called Magnolia Doors. I don''t have the name of the door style because we picked it out of a catalog that the builder's designer showed us. I think the designer gave the picture to Magnolia Doors and they custom-made the double door based on the picture. I'm going to ask the designer if she knows the name of it. If she does, I'll update this reply. The glass is called Aquatex. We didn't want people at the front door to be able to see right in. Magnolia doors did an excellent job making the door, and installing it! Thanks and Have a Blessed Week!

Yes, it was our first new construction home experience and boy did we learn a lot. Thank you for your kind comment, it is reassuring and reminds us to focus on the blessings. Thanks so much and have a blessed week.

Hi there and thanks so much for the kind words and support! Much appreciated! Have a blessed week!