OPTIONAL · BRING IT TO EVERY SHOWING

The House HuntingChecklist.

The interactive version of the one page checklist from The Home Buying Process. Score the home, the neighborhood, and the convenience while you are standing in it. Your entries save in this browser. The buyer intake opens without placing property notes in the URL.

A few facts so each home stays straight.

After three or four showings they blur together. Capture the basics while you are there.

Poor · Okay · Ideal.

Go room by room and trust your first read. The things that make you stop, good or bad, are the things we will talk about after.

Curb appeal
Front door / entry
Floor plan flow
Natural light
Kitchen
Counter & cabinet space
Appliances
Primary bedroom
Primary bath
Secondary bedrooms
Closets & storage
Living areas
Flooring
Paint & walls
Windows
Ceilings
Laundry
Garage
Backyard
Patio / outdoor living
Pool / spa (if any)
Landscaping

You buy the street as much as the house.

Step outside, look both ways, and score the block and what it is close to.

The Neighborhood

Traffic at the times you visit
Observed noise
Street parking
Road access
Street lighting
HOA restrictions

Convenience To

Grocery
Buyer-selected school route
Work / commute
Retail & dining
Childcare
Hospitals / urgent care
Parks & recreation
Highway access

Tap each one this home actually has.

Yes or no on each. Skip what you cannot tell.

A yes is not necessarily a deal breaker. Discuss it with your buyer representative before an offer so the condition can be evaluated or inspected.

Roof looks aged or patched
HVAC looks old or struggling
Cracks or settling concerns
Signs of water damage / stains
Dated electrical panel
On a busy road
Backs to commercial / power lines
Needs major work to be livable

First impressions, gut feelings, anything that stood out.

What you loved, what nagged at you, what you would want to look at again, questions for the listing agent. Write it while it is fresh.

WHEN YOU ARE READY

Take this to the buyer intake.

The button opens the buyer intake without placing your checklist in the URL. Keep this page open as a reference, then choose what to include and whether to submit. Rich Pesqueira or Joel Pielemeier can use the details you choose to provide.

Your entries stay in this browser and are not transferred to the intake. Contact information is submitted only if you complete the separate form and press its submit button.

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