Time is of the essence

We were so excited that the Home buyer tax credit has been both extended AND expanded.

Read all the highlights of the entire program at www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com.

We were so happy that some of our customers were able to take advantage as first time buyers this year. We are happy that some of our customers building in 2010 will also be able to tak advantage as repeat buyers!

But one thing is for sure. You MUST stay on track in order to meet the June 30th deadline. I know that feels far away, but we have created a time line to help you understand the building process. With your permission, we will help you stay on track!

Our suggestions? Start sooner rather than later as you never know when there will be a delay with financing or during construction, such as getting power. Some of the process we have little control over.

And we also suggest that you commit to your project so that we can "put you on the board" as there are already 10 scheduled projects going into the new year- all wanting to take advantage of this program.

Want a copy of the time line? Visit www.plattsburghhousing.com or email me at michelle@plattsburghhousing.com and I'll email you one!

Happy Thanksgiving. I am blessed to have a wonderful family and a job I love.

Universal Designed Homes

I had an interesting day meeeting with Valerie to help her design her new home for she and her son. A single mom, Valerie has all the same concerns of any mom, wanting to make sure that her son stays safe during bath time, but she has one more obstacle that most of us take for granted. She is wheelchair-bound. So we went room-by-room virtually to make sure that we have every detail accounted for while her home is still a dream on paper.

We have adjusted the height of her cabinetry, made changes to the bath design, and have kept the home as open as possible. We are not recreating the wheel, our builders have some good ideas that they have shared with us too.

I am excited to help with this project as it will give me much needed insight for the next time this situation arises.

14 coming for dinner

We just had the nicest conversation with Gil Jock. He and Yyvonne built their dream home in Morrisonville earlier this year- a cape cod on Shingle St. They sat in their front yard with their Bill Lake T shirts on and watched in wonder while their home was constructed that first day.

Gil was in town and just stopped in to say hi today. We love that! He was telling us how much he has done on his new "bar" and is excited to be hosting their first Thanksgiving in the new diggs.

That made my day.

A sigh of relief

We were so pleased to hear that the home buyer tax credit has been extended and expanded into 2010!

There is the same provision for first time buyers, up to $8000 but now repeat buyers, who have owned for 5 of the last 8 years, can now get in on the action and get a credit of $6500.

Talk to your accountant or go to www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com to get all the details.

But don't sit back, with the tax credit ending June 30, 2010 we cannot impress on you to start your project early to take advantage of this incredible program. We would be happy to start a time line for you!

The rain held off

It is an unusually warm day here as November is often a turning point for North Country weather, but the sun gods have shown down on Lake Placid today for our set on McKinley St.

Our new homeowners, Erick and Erin, are downright giddy as their home has officially been craned onto the foundation.

Our set crew is pretty happy too as they get to shingle the roof and side the home with November weather in the high 50s.

It's a good day. Now if I get my computer back from the "doctor" after a windows crash, I will want for nothing else :)

The end of the rainbow is in Champlain, NY

Who knew? Anyone reading this from Champlain, you need to start playing the lottery... or at the very least, attend the next Bill Lake Home Show!

Last October the Bedards won $6000 off their new home, and just last week Mike Duquette was the BIG winner at the October 24th show. And they are all from Champlain!

Attendees had a great day, touring the facility with tour guide Bill Lake who showed them the advantages of modular home building- a site built home built indoors. He demonstrated how energy efficient modular homes are with the blower door test.

Then, after refreshments, all visitors toured the model homes and design center.

But for Mike, the day was to get even better. We has now won $18,000 off his new home! Congratulations.