Home Checklist

For most of these, you’ll want to rank them in terms of importance.  After ranking, mark the features that you absolutely “must have” in order to be happy with a home with a star, try to limit these to 5 features.

Price Range : from $___________________ to $_________________

Neighborhood Features:

Convenience:

Ideal Distance

Rank

  • Commute to work

 

 
  • Close to good schools

 

 
  • Close to family

 

 
  • Close to friends

 

 
  • Close to stores, post office, etc.

 

 
  • Close to parks/playgrounds

 

 
  • Close to restaurants, cafes, etc.

 

 
  • Close to public transportation

 

 
  • Close to places of worship

 

 
  • Close to senior facilities

 

 

Other Features:

 

 
  • Community involvement

 

 
  • Crime statistics

 

 

 

Forms of Ownership: (circle one)

  • Single Family Home: traditional lot with one home on it for one family
  • Condominium: unit within a building where each owner holds title to the unit and some portion of the common property
  • Co-operative: a company or trust holds title to the property and grants occupancy rights to shareholder tenants

Home Types: here are a few of the more common home types: (circle the ones you like)

  • Ranch: single level home, usually without a basement
  • Bungalow: smaller home, sometimes with attic & basement
  • American Foursquare or Traditional: square 2 level box, sometimes with  basement
  • Split-level or Raised Ranch: usually a square home with the entry between 2 levels (you go up a few steps for upper level and down a few for the lower, which often opens into the backyard)
  • Modern: usually built in last 50 years, with more commercial-type exteriors and open plan interiors
  • Loft: either new or converted industrial buildings with high ceilings and large open spaces
  • Townhouse: usually a multi-floored house which shares walls with one or two other townhouses
  • Cape Cod: 1.5-2 story homes, often shingled
  • Victorian: usually an older, wooden home with lots of decorative trim
  • Colonial: traditional home with white columns in front
  • Mediterranean: stucco, with Spanish-styled decorations
  • French Provincial: patterned after French estate styles, often stone with distinctive roof lines
  • Tudor/Cotswold/English Country: stucco and dark beam exteriors similar to storybook cottages
  • Craftsman: usually bungalows with Arts & Crafts-styled features
  • Cottage: smaller home

Exteriors: some of the more popular exteriors: (circle what you like)

  • Brick
  • Stone
  • Stucco
  • Aluminum siding
  • Wood siding
  • Vinyl siding

Interior: there are many styles of interiors, and while the house will be empty, waiting for your taste and furniture, it can be hard to make an urban loft feel cozy with French Country furniture. 

Property/Architectural Features: rank each feature with 1 being most important and 5 being least)

Feature:

1

2

3

4

5

Yard:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Large yard (more than .5 acre)

 

 

 

 

 
  • Fenced yard

 

 

 

 

 
  • Level yard

 

 

 

 

 
  • Professionally landscaped yards/garden

 

 

 

 

 
  • Patio or deck

 

 

 

 

 
  • In-ground pool

 

 

 

 

 
  • Spa/jacuzzi

 

 

 

 

 

Garage:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Number of cars____

 

 

 

 

 
  • Attached garage

 

 

 

 

 
  • Carport

 

 

 

 

 

Other buildings (studio, in-law unit, other)

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Well, septic tank

 

 

 

 

 
  • City water, sewer

 

 

 

 

 

Heating/Cooling:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Baseboard/radiator heating

 

 

 

 

 
  • Forced air furnace

 

 

 

 

 
  • Heat pump

 

 

 

 

 
  • Radiant floor heating

 

 

 

 

 
  • Gas or oil heat

 

 

 

 

 
  • Fireplace (in what room(s))

 

 

 

 

 
  • Central air conditioning

 

 

 

 

 

Kitchen:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Gourmet kitchen/appliances

 

 

 

 

 
  • Eat-in kitchen

 

 

 

 

 
  • Central island

 

 

 

 

 
  • Recently remodeled

 

 

 

 

 
  • Gas range

 

 

 

 

 

Bedrooms:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Number of bedrooms _________

 

 

 

 

 
  • Master bedroom with bathroom

 

 

 

 

 
  • Bedrooms on main level

 

 

 

 

 
  • Walk in closets

 

 

 

 

 

Bathrooms:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Number of bathrooms _________

 

 

 

 

 
  • Number with showers/tubs  _______

 

 

 

 

 

Formal Dining Room

 

 

 

 

 

Formal Living Room

 

 

 

 

 

Family Room

 

 

 

 

 

Great Room

 

 

 

 

 

Den/Library/Media Room

 

 

 

 

 

Playroom

 

 

 

 

 

Separate In-law Suite

 

 

 

 

 

Home Office:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Separate entrance

 

 

 

 

 

Laundry Room

 

 

 

 

 

Mud/Project Room

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

Storage:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Built ins

 

 

 

 

 
  • Attic

 

 

 

 

 
  • Basement

 

 

 

 

 

Flooring:

 

 

 

 

 
  • Hardwood (in what rooms)

 

 

 

 

 
  • Wall to wall carpet (in what rooms)

 

 

 

 

 
  • Tile (in what rooms)

 

 

 

 

 

Computer connections throughout

 

 

 

 

 

TV cable connections throughout

 

 

 

 

 

Green/sustainable construction materials

 

 

 

 

 

Age/condition of home:

 

 

 

 

 
  • New construction

 

 

 

 

 
  • 10 years or less

 

 

 

 

 
  • 50 years or less

 

 

 

 

 
  • Historical

 

 

 

 

 
  • Fixer upper

 

 

 

 

 

Other features:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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