We did it! Got our building permit on Wednesday. The process was easy and quick, so now we're ready to start the roofing. I chose a dark brown, three-tab shingle made by IKO called "Heatherwood". I've been looking at roofs all over the place recently, and black/gray roofs look great with cool exterior tones (blue/grey) but they don't work well with rich, warm tones (brown/tan/ochre) which is likely what we will use. So, the roofing will start on Monday-- hooray! It should take about three weeks to complete. It's clear that we won't be able to move in until November what with all of the interior work as well, but it will be worth waiting.