Your Property Wish List
While your opinions on the type of home you want to own may change during the homebuying process, use this easy checklist to help you prioritize and make the shopping process less time consuming.
How close do you need to be to:
- public transportation _______
- schools _______
- airport _______
- expressway _______
- neighborhood shopping _______
- other_______?
Other preferences:
- What neighborhoods would you prefer?
- What school systems do you want to be near?
- What architectural style(s) of homes do you prefer?
- Do you want a one-story or two-story house?
- How old a home would you consider?
- How much repair or renovation would you be willing to do?
- Do you have special facilities or needs that your home must meet?
- Do you require a fenced yard or other amenities for your pets?
Prioritize each of these options into
Must have Would prefer
Yard (at least_________) _________ ____________
Garage (size________) _________ ____________
Patio/Deck _________ ____________
Pool _________ ____________
Bedrooms (number_________) _________ ____________
Bathrooms (number_________) _________ ____________
Family room _________ ____________
Formal living room _________ ____________
Formal dining room _________ ____________
Eat-in kitchen _________ ____________
Laundry room _________ ____________
Basement _________ ____________
Attic _________ ____________
Fireplace _________ ____________
Spa in bath _________ ____________
Air conditioning _________ ____________
Wall-to-wall carpet _________ ____________
Hardwood floors _________ ____________
View _________ ____________
Light (windows) _________ ____________
Shade _________ ____________
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