Jim Wesel, manager of Oak Tree Town Homes who leased our house to us and who is quickly becoming a good friend and a source of information (The book, The Tipping Point, would designate him a Mensch.), gave us the name of Jim McAlister, President of First Bank and Trust, who gave us the name of Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Randolph Macon University, Nancy Phillips who is a desigener and builder as well as real estate agent. She will take Vicki through the entire building progress, going as far as taking her to pick out kitchen and bathroom fixtures. We immediately took a liking to this practical, honest, and knowledgeable builder. Vicki talked design with her and then we went traipsing around lots.
Later, met with Jim Wesel to finalise our lease. Called Atmos to have our gas turned on on the 27th of September and went by Christiansburg Municipal Building to sign up for water and sewage.
Met with Eric Roethlisberger, another builder to look at one of his homes and talk about land. After talking with Andrea's sister Nici and her husband Jason who told us of sealing and chinking required for log home maintenance we decided once and for all against the log house. Called Diane Boon and told her of our decision. She was very pleasant and in retrospect the least "pushy" realtor with which we have ever met.