ATTENTION: HOME BUYERS!!
Before starting out on your home search, it would be best to decide and make a list of what features you would need and what amenities you want in your ideal home.
Here are some features you would consider:
- Age: Do you prefer historic properties or newer ones?
- Style: Would you prefer a ranch, bungalow, or another style of construction?
- Bedrooms: How many?
- Bathrooms: How many and are they updated?
- Living and Dining Areas: A traditional, formal layout, or a more open, contemporary plan?
- Stories: How many?
- Square Feet: How much space?
- Ceilings: How high?
- Kitchen: How big? Updated? Open to other living areas?
- Storage: Big closets, a shed, an extra-large garage?
- Parking: A garage or carport? Off street? How many cars?
- Extras: Attic or Basement?
- Lot: How big of a yard? Do you need more than just a yard?
And some of these Amenities:
- Office
- Play/Exercise Room
- Security System
- Sprinkler
- Workshop/ Studio
- In-Law Suite
- Fireplace
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Sidewalk
- Wooded lot
- Patio, deck or porch
- Laundry Room
You may have more to add to the lists, but these are just some examples. Before beginning your search, inform you agent of these items so that they can locate a home that suit your needs. This way you will not tour 100 houses and not remember which house had what and it will make your choice easier.
Thanks for the post. I try to ask most of these questions to get started, and then send them to the Lender.