3. Assess Needs and Wants


This exercise will help your buyer’s representative identify specific homes to show you.

If you have other needs and/or desires, be sure to list these and discuss them with your buyer’s representative.

Home Feature Prioritizing Tool

Ideal Price __________________________________________
# of Bedrooms-Minimum _______________________________
# of Bathrooms-Minimum______________________________
Garage-# of Cars ____________________________________
Lot Size____________________________________________
Age of House ________________________________________
Square Feet of House _________________________________
Style of House________________________________________
Number of Floors _____________________________________
Type of Neighborhood__________________________________

Determining What You Need Versus Want

Rate the features below on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being those things you absolutely don’t want and 10 being those things you must have.

Eat-In Kitchen                     (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Separate Dining Room      (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Fireplace                               (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Family Room                       (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Finished Basement            (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Homeowner Association  (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Other Amenities                (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Elevator Building              (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Patio/Porch                         (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
Yard                                      (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
View                                      (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)

Chicago Real Estate Chicago home partner amanda mcmillanWe at Chicago Home Partner complete a full “Buyers Interview” with all of our clients before even seeing the first home to assure a good match in both home and neighborhood. Please contact us if you would like to meet to discuss finding your perfect home.