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Creating your home wish list

By Rain Silverhawk

Real Estate Agent with Sandpoint Realty rain@lakeandhomes.com AB36782

November 06, 2013 09:45 PM

Before the home search begins, your real estate agent will want to know as much as possible about the features and amenities you desire. To help your agent better serve you, analyze what you want and what you need in a home?s features and amenities.

Features:

Age: Do you prefer historic properties, or newer ones?
Style: Do you have a special preference for ranches, log homes, bungalows, or another style of construction?
Bedrooms: How many?
Bathrooms: How many? Are they updated?
Living and Dining Areas: A traditional, formal layout, or a more open, contemporary plan?
Stories: How many?
Square feet: How much space?
Ceilings: How high?
Kitchen: How big? Recently updated? Open to other living areas?
Storage: Big closets, a shed, an extra-large garage?
Parking: A garage or carport? Room for how many cars?
Extras: Attic or basement?
Creek, Spring or waterfront needed?
Backs to USFS
Vacation home or primary home
How far from town is too far? In city limits or within a radius of a town. Which town do you want to be centered around.
How much acreage
Do you need a shop, barn etc