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Dream
House Wish List
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You
can use this worksheet to help you construct your own wish list and record
the key items on your checklist in their descending order of importance.
When you have filled in all the answers that apply to your dream house on
this worksheet, read them over then use the Dream
House Priorities Worksheet to prioritize your dream home’s features.
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City,
Suburb or Neighborhood
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What is your ideal neighborhood?
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What are your preferred school districts?
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Do you want to live close to your children' s future school? Within
walking distance? How far exactly?
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How far from work do you want to be?
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Does the community have a shopping district? Is there a mall? Is
that important?
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Is safety important? What kind of crime statistics should your new
neighborhood have?
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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?
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What kinds of services do you want in your neighborhood (dry
cleaners, Laundromat, grocery stores, superstores, etc.)?
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What kinds of services do you want near you (gift store, bookstore,
children's clothing, outdoor equipment, major shopping mall)?
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How many miles do you want to be from these services? Stores? House
of Worship? Family and friends?
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Are there any clubs nearby that you already belong to or would want
to join?
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How do you plan to get to work? If you will take public
transportation, do you want to be within walking distance of the bus?
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How far from the airport (or shuttle service) do you want to be?
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Building
Exterior
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Do you prefer a single-family, condominium, or rural setting?
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What style of house do you prefer? Colonial? Farmhouse?
Contemporary? Ranch? Victorian?
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Cape Cod? Should it have one story or two?
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Do you prefer brick, stone, aluminum or vinyl siding, or stucco as
an exterior?
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Do you want a bright house with a lot of windows?
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Should the house have a north, south, east, or west exposure?
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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?
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What kind of parking accommodations do you want (indoor, outdoor,
covered or uncovered, parking for guests)? Do you prefer an attached
garage? For how many cars?
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Do you want to have a deck? A Patio? A sundeck?
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Building
Interior
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What 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?
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How many bedrooms would you like to have?
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How any bathrooms?
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Do you want a great room? Family room? Game room? Media room? Home
Office? Library? Den? Billiard Room?
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Do you want all these rooms separate from or attached to the
kitchen? Attached to any other room?
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Do you want a separate guest room with private bath, which might
later house an aging parent?
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Do you want a fireplace? Wood burning or gas? In more than one room?
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Would you prefer an attic that could later be built out for later
expansion?
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Do you want a full or partial basement? One that is build-out or
build-able?
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What kind of closets and storage should the home have?
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What kind of appliances would you like?
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Do you prefer hardwoods, tile or carpet?
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What kind of bathroom and kitchen finishes do you prefer?
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Will you have the cash to make the decorating changes after you
purchase the home, or should you find something you can live with for a
few years?
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Mechanicals
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Do you want central air and central heat?
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Do you prefer electric 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
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If you prefer a co-op, do you want a small, medium or large
development?
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What kind security system do you prefer? Gated community? Guard?
Electronic locking system?
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What percent of the owners should also live there? Should it be
primarily owner occupied, with some rentals?
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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
barbecue?
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What is your preferred parking situation? Do you want an attached
garage? Assigned parking space? Deeded parking spaces?
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