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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: (a) public
transportation _______ (b) schools _______
(c) airport _______ (d) expressway _______ (e) neighborhood
shopping _______
(f) other_______?
- 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?
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Prioritize each of these options into
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Must have |
Would prefer |
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Yard (at least_________) |
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Garage (size________) |
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Patio/Deck |
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Pool |
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Bedrooms (number_________) |
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Bathrooms (number_________) |
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Family room |
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Formal living room |
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Formal dining room |
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Eat-in kitchen |
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Laundry room |
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Basement |
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Attic |
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Fireplace |
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Spa in bath |
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Air conditioning |
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Wall-to-wall carpet |
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Hardwood floors |
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View |
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Light (windows) |
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Shade |
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Reprinted from REALTOR Magazine Online by
permission of the National Association of Realtors
Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved
www.REALTOR.org/realtormag
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