Home Buyer Education: Shopping for a Home

Affordable Housing: House Hunting Checklist

When you are looking at several homes, the various features may become confusing to you. It is wise to take notes on each house that you view. Your comments will help you to remember which features were in each house. The checklist below will help you to keep track and assist you with your comparison shopping.

Address:

Asking price: $

Number of bedrooms:

Number of bathrooms:

Square footage of home:

Lot size:

Neighborhood (comments on how it looks and feels, transportation, schools, shopping):








Construction (type and quality):








Condition of roof:

Special Features that you like:








Features of the home that you do not like:








Condition of Appliances:
  Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
(Staying)    
Stove checkbox checkbox
Refrigerator checkbox checkbox
Dishwasher checkbox checkbox
Washing Machine checkbox checkbox
Dryer (gas or electric) checkbox checkbox
Microwave checkbox checkbox
Heating and Ventilation
  • space heaters that stay
  • connectors for gas space heaters
  • heat pump
  • forced air, central (gas or electric)
  • central air conditioning (gas or electric)
  • window air conditioners
  • no air conditioning
  • ceiling fans (how many)
  • windows open and close easily
  • other
Monthly cost of utilities:

Natural gas $
Fuel oil $
LP gas $
Electric $
Water $
Sewer $
Septic system maintenance $
Trash collection $
Home owners association $

 

Comments:























 

Space for a sketch or picture of house:























 

 

 

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