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Home Comparison Checklist

The Home Comparison Checklist identifies some of the important factors to consider when choosing a home. In addition to an affordable sales price, you will also want to be sure that the neighborhood and house meet the needs of your family. Take this checklist along when you go shopping for your house. It will help you evaluate the neighborhoods and assess the availability and condition of various features of up to three homes in a side-by-side comparison.

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Property Address	_______________ _______________	_______________ _______________	_______________ _______________
Asking Price	_______________	_______________	_______________
Real Estate Taxes	_______________	_______________	_______________
Neighborhood	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near work	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near school	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near shopping	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near main highways	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near public transportation	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near Doctor/Dentist	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near Church	_______________	_______________	_______________
Garbage Collection	_______________	_______________	_______________
Street Lights	_______________	_______________	_______________
Sidewalks	_______________	_______________	_______________
Streets Maintained?	_______________	_______________	_______________
Traffic volume	_______________	_______________	_______________
Parks	_______________	_______________	_______________
Neighborhood maintained	_______________	_______________	_______________
All Utilities installed	_______________	_______________	_______________
Covenants/Restrictions	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near train/airport	_______________	_______________	_______________
Zoned Residential	_______________	_______________	_______________
Near by industry	_______________	_______________	_______________
Special Assessments	_______________	_______________	_______________
Environmental Concerns	_______________	_______________	_______________
SID?	_______________	_______________	_______________

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Age of house	_______________	_______________	_______________
Number of stories	_______________	_______________	_______________
Wood frame	_______________	_______________	_______________
Brick frame	_______________	_______________	_______________
Wood & Brick frame	_______________	_______________	_______________
Aluminum/Steel /Vinyl Siding	_______________	_______________	_______________
Roof Condition	_______________	_______________	_______________
Roof Type	_______________	_______________	_______________
Foundation condition	_______________	_______________	_______________
Over-all Exterior condition	_______________	_______________	_______________
Garage Size	_______________	_______________	_______________
Number of Bathrooms	_______________	_______________	_______________
Number of closets	_______________	_______________	_______________
Number of Bedrooms	_______________	_______________	_______________
Oil Heat	_______________	_______________	_______________
Gas Heat	_______________	_______________	_______________
Hot Water Heat	_______________	_______________	_______________
Insulation	_______________	_______________	_______________
Central A/C	_______________	_______________	_______________
Age of Heating system	_______________	_______________	_______________
Capacity of Water heater	_______________	_______________	_______________
Age offering	_______________	_______________	_______________
Plumbing condition	_______________	_______________	_______________
Estimated Water Bill	_______________	_______________	_______________
Estimated Heating Bill	_______________	_______________	_______________
Estimated Electrical Bill	_______________	_______________	_______________
Living Room	_______________	_______________	_______________
Fireplace	_______________	_______________	_______________
Separate Dining Room	_______________	_______________	_______________
Family Room	_______________	_______________	_______________
Drapes/Window Cover	_______________	_______________	_______________
Carpeting/Flooring Covering # of rooms	_______________	_______________	_______________
Kitchen Eating Area	_______________	_______________	_______________
Refrigerator/Ice Maker	_______________	_______________	_______________
Stove/Oven	_______________	_______________	_______________
Garbage Disposal	_______________	_______________	_______________
Dishwasher	_______________	_______________	_______________
Broken Windows	_______________	_______________	_______________
Storm windows/Screens	_______________	_______________	_______________
Washer/Dryer Hookups	_______________	_______________	_______________
Laundry Space	_______________	_______________	_______________
Finished Basement	_______________	_______________	_______________
Attic	_______________	_______________	_______________
Sump Pump Hookup	_______________	_______________	_______________
Connected to sewer system	_______________	_______________	_______________
Patio/Deck	_______________	_______________	_______________
Fence	_______________	_______________	_______________
Landscaping	_______________	_______________	_______________
Additional Property boundaries	_______________	_______________	_______________
Security System	_______________	_______________	_______________
Cable/Dish	_______________	_______________	_______________
Water Softener	_______________	_______________	_______________
Garage Door Openers	_______________	_______________	_______________
Compliant to local code	_______________	_______________	_______________
Expandability	_______________	_______________	_______________
Additional Comments	_______________	_______________	_______________