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                                 _________           ____________