Dream House Wish List City, Suburb, or Neighborhood
What is your ideal neighborhood? ______________________________________________________________________ ________ What are the blocks you'd like to live on?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ What are your preferred school districts?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want to live close to your children's future school? Within walking distance?
How far exactly?______________________________________________________________________ ________ How far from work do you want to be?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Does the community have a park district? Is there a park nearby? Is that important?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Is safety important? What kind of crime statistics should your new neighborhood have?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want a neighborhood that has a mixture of young and old people? Do you want a place
where nearly everyone is the same age and has children?______________________________________________________________________ ________ What kinds of services do you want in
your neighborhood (dry cleaners, laundromat, grocery store, superstores, etc.)?______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________ What kinds
of stores do you want near you (gift store, bookstore, children's clothing, outdoor equipment, major shopping mall)?______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________ How many
miles do you want to be from these services? Stores? House of worship? Family and friends? ______________________________________________________________________ ________
Are there any clubs nearby that you already belong to or would want to join?______________________________________________________________________ ________ How do you plan to
get to work? If you will take public transportation, do you want to be within walking distance of the train or bus? ______________________________________________________________________ ________
How far from the nearest airport do you want to be?______________________________________________________________________ ________
How far from your favorite recreational activities do you want to be?______________________________________________________________________ ________
Bulding ExteriorDo you prefer a single-family, condominium, co-op, or townhouse development? ______________________________________________________________________
________ What style of house do you prefer? Colonial? Farmhouse? Contemporary? Ranch? Victorian? Cape Cod? Should it have one story or
two? ______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you prefer brick, stone, aluminum or vinyl siding, or stucco as an exterior?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want a bright house with lots of windows?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Should the house have a north, south, east, or west exposure?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want a lot of land? A big or small yard? Wooded or sunny area?
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Do you want a pool? Tennis court? Other recreational amenity?______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
________________ What kind of parking accommodations do you want (indoor, outdoor, covered, uncovered, parking for guests)? Do you prefer an attached garage? For how
many cars?______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want to have a deck? A patio? A sundeck?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Building InteriorWhat kind of
condition should the house be in? Would you prefer a fixer-upper or gut job? Or do you want a house that is in move-in condition? ______________________________________________________________________
________ How many bedrooms would you like to have?______________________________________________________________________ ________
How many bathrooms?______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want a great room? Family room? Game room? Media
room? Home office? Library? Den? Billiard room?______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ ________________________ Do you want all these rooms separate from or attached to the kitchen?
Attached to any other room?______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you want a separate guest room with private bath, which might
later house an aging parent?______________________________________________________________________ ________
Do you want a fireplace? Wood-burning or gas? In more than one room?______________________________________________________________________ ________
Would you prefer an attic that could be built out for later expansion?______________________________________________________________________ ________
Do you want a full or partial basement? One that is build out or buildable? ______________________________________________________________________ ________
What kind of closets and storage should the home have?______________________________________________________________________ ________ What kind of appliances would you like?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you prefer hardwood floors, tile, or carpet?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ What kind of bathroom and kitchen finishes do you prefer?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Will you have the cash to make decorating changes after you purchase the home, or should you find
something you can live with for a few years?
______________________________________________________________________ ________ Mechanicals Do you want central air and central heat?
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Do you prefer radiators, forced-air heat, baseboard electric heat, or gas heat?
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Should the rooms all have ceiling fans?
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Do you prefer a slab foundation, crawl space, or basement (if terrain permits)?
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Condominiums and Co-ops If you prefer a condo or co-op, do you want a small, medium, or large development? High-rise or low-rise?
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ________________ What kind of
security system do you prefer? Gated community? Doorman? Electronic locking system?______________________________________________________________________ ________
What percent of the owners should also live there? Should it be primarily owner-occupied, with some rentals?______________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you prefer neighbors who move frequently or who live there for a long time?
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What kind of amenities would you like? Pool? Tennis courts? Exercise facility? Storage lockers? Party room? Sun deck? Backyard? Place for a barbeque?
______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ________________ What is
your preferred parking situation? Do you want an attached garage? Assigned parking space? Deeded parking space?
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