Tip #4: Know Your Criteria

by | Mar 9, 2020

Here is a variety of options that may be included on your home criteria list:

    • Price range
    • Detached/Townhome/Condo
    • Number of bedrooms
    • Living area square footage
    • Master down (Y/N)
    • Number of bathrooms
    • Geographic area
    • School district(s)
    • Acreage
    • Age of home
    • One story (Y/N)
    • Lot type (corner/cul-de-sac)
    • Flat lot (Y/N)
    • Basement (Y/N)
    • Number of garage bays
    • Commute time to work
    • Screened porch (Y/N)
    • Fireplace (wood/gas)
    • Fenced yard (Y/N)
    • Exterior (brick/vinyl/etc)
    • Community pool (Y/N)
    • Golf course community (Y/N)
    • Direction house faces
    • Short-sale/foreclosure (Y/N)
    • “Fixer-upper” (Y/N)
    • Deck (Y/N)
    • Pool (Y/N)
    • Storage shed (Y/N)
    • Private lot (Y/N)
    • Storage space
    • Water supply
    • Waste services
    • Extra parking (Y/N)
    • County/City
    • HOA Dues

Tell your real estate broker everything you want in your next home. If your search results in too many homes to choose from, you can add to your criteria. If not enough homes match your criteria, you can make your criteria less specific.

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