Property type
- Single-family home
- Condo
- Townhouse
- Duplex or multi-unit
- New construction
- Older home with character
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Buyer Preference Worksheet
Define Your Home & Neighborhood Must-Haves
The best search begins with real life. Think through how you live now, what may change, and where you are willing to compromise before deciding which homes deserve your time.
A practical place to begin
Know what to notice.
Know what to ask.
Use these points to organize your thoughts and build better questions for the professionals helping with your purchase.
Home features
- Number of bedrooms
- Number of bathrooms
- Single story
- Two story
- Home office
- Guest room
- Garage
- Two-car garage
- Three-car garage
- No garage needed
- Yard
- Low-maintenance yard
- No yard
- Pool
- No pool
- Spa
- Fireplace
- Solar
- EV charging
- Large kitchen
- Open floor plan
- Separate rooms
- Storage
- RV or boat parking
- ADU potential
- Views
Lifestyle and location
- Beach/coastal
- Central/urban
- Suburban
- Inland
- Foothills
- Mountain-adjacent
- Quiet neighborhood
- Walkable neighborhood
- Near restaurants and coffee
- Near shopping
- Near parks
- Near schools
- Near work
- Easy freeway access
- Public transportation access
Financial boundaries
- Comfortable purchase price
- Preferred purchase range
- Absolute maximum purchase price
- Comfortable monthly payment
- HOA tolerance
- Mello-Roos tolerance
- Renovation budget
- Insurance considerations
Sort your priorities
Every preference belongs somewhere.
Your questions are welcome
Let's turn the checklist
into your plan.
You do not need to have every answer before reaching out. Bring what you know, what you are still figuring out, and the questions that keep coming up.
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