3 ESSENTIAL CHECKLISTS FOR HOME BUYERS

[Pages:5]3 ESSENTIAL CHECKLISTS FOR HOME BUYERS

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Hello there, and welcome to the Home Buyer's Kit. You are about to see three checklists that were designed to get your house-hunting process under control. Here is the best way to use them:

Checklist #1 Use Checklist #1 for all the houses you're looking at for the first time. The purpose of the first inspection is to create the first impression, and ticking the boxes on Checklist #1 will help you remember what your impression is based on. In other words, it will help you decide whether or not this house is worth another look.

Checklist #2 Use Checklist #2 when inspecting the houses you've short-listed as final candidates. The second inspection is the thorough one, which you conduct with a purpose to determine whether the house is worth the asking price and if not, how much lower your offer should be.

Checklist #3 Use Checklist #3 to inspect the house you've bought prior to settlement. This last inspection is your chance to make sure that all the appliances are working, all the fixtures and fixings are in place and that no unwanted items were left in the property. Any problems that you can find before settlement may be fixed at the vendor's expense - instead of your own.

Happy house-hunting!

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Home Buyers :: First Inspection Checklist

Property Address:

House type

House

Townhouse

Unit

Construction type

Double brick Brick veneer Weatherboard

Ceiling hight

Low

High

Rooms

Big Bedroom #1 Bedroom #2 Bedroom #3 Living room Dining room

Small

Ensuite

Built-in Robe

Bathrooms

Big Bathroom #1

Bathroom #2

Small

Shower

Bath

Kitchen Entertaining area

Big

Small

New

Old

Yes

No

Covered

Not Covered

Established garden

Garage/Carport Paved driveway

Yes

No

Front

Back

Yes

No

Yes

No

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Home Buyers :: Second Inspection Checklist

Property Address:

General information

Land size

Land shape

Hot water system

Ceiling height

Ceiling fan(s) Rain water tank Watering system

Square Rectangle Triangle Rhomb

Gas Electrical Solar

2.4m 2.7m 3.1m

Yes

No

House

Good Poor

Outer walls condition

Gutters' condition

Fresh paint Needs renewal

Inner walls

Yes

No

Insulated walls

Roof Tiles

Condition Insulated

Terracotta Concrete Metal

Good Poor

Yes

No

Rooms

Yes

No

Heating Bedrooms

Living area

Dining

Cooling Bedrooms

Living area

Dining

Windows Good

Glass Frames

Good Fly mesh Curtains

Cracked Poor

Broken None

Doors Doors Frames

Fly mesh

Good Cracked

Good

Poor

Broken None

Floors Coverings Condition

Carpets Good

Tiles Laminate Boards Poor

Bathrooms Good

Taps Sinks Bath tubs Shower screen Toilet bowls

Poor

Kitchen Appliances Benchtop

Oven Dishwasher Cooktop Stone Laminate

Other

Outside

Good

Poor

Fences

Retaining walls

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Home Buyers :: Pre-Settlement Inspection Checklist

Property Address:

General information

Hot water system Ceiling fan(s) Rain water tank Sprinklers system Security system

Present Working

check alarm code

Windows

Locks + keys Fly screens Curtains/ blinds

Present

Doors Locks + keys

Present

Working Working

Rooms Heating

Present Bedrooms Living area Dining

Working check remote

Cooling / air conditioning

Bedrooms Living area Dining

check remote

Light fixtures

Bedrooms Living area Dining

Smoke detectors Bedrooms Living area Dining

Notes

Bathrooms

Taps Sinks Bath tubs Shower screen Toilet Exhaust fan

Present

Kitchen

Oven / stove Dishwasher Cooktop Sink Exhaust fan

Present

Outside

Pool pump Spa Garage door

Present

Working run water run water run water run water flush turn on

Working turn on turn on turn on run water turn on

Working

check remote

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