Step 5: MAKE A LIST OF DESIRED HOME AMENITIES
When you plan to buy a home, it is best to know which amenities you want and which amenities you can afford.
At the end of the day, you want to buy a home you’ll love. It’s a good idea to categorize a personalized list of features of “must haves”, “really wants” and “can do with outs”.
Prioritize Desired Amenities
Most homes won’t fit your list of desired amenities perfectly. Once you have each feature ranked, see what lands at the top and bottom. This will help you refine your home search.
Make a Personal List of Desired Amenities
Here is a list of list of items to consider when making a list of desired amenities.
Basics Considerations
- What type of home?
- Single family home
- Condo
- Duplex
- Manufactured home
- Other
- What architectural style of home appeals to you?
- Southwest
- Ranch
- Pueblo
- Tuscan
- Mountain
- Other
- What age home?
- New build
- Newer home
- Older home
- Do you prefer a single-story or two-story home?
- How many bedrooms?
- How many bathrooms?
- Separate laundry room?
- How much storage and closet space?
- Do you want a walk-in pantry?
- Is a garage important? How big?
- How big of a lot do you want?
- Do you want grass or crushed rock lawn?
- Pool?
- Solar panels?
- Water softener?
- Do you want to live in a community with a HOA?
- Is the home connected to a sewer or septic tank?
- Is the home use a public or community water system, shared well or individual well?
Location Considerations
- How close do you want to be to work?
- How close do you want to be to family?
- How close do you want to be to shopping or restaurants?
- Do you want to be near a hospital?
- How close do you want to be to schools?
- How important is the school district?
- How close do you want to be to a freeway?
- How close do you want to be to the airport?
- How close do you want to be to sports venues?
- Do the homes in the neighborhood hold value?
Lifestyle Considerations
- Where do you spend the most time at home?
- Do you work from home? Is there room for a home office?
- What about the layout?
- open floor plans
- fireplace
- bar
- outdoor patio or deck
- How big is the kitchen?
- Do you want to grow into the home?
- Do you want urban or country living?
- Is there a community park?
- Does the community have walking/running trails?
- Is the the backyard big enough for …
- projects?
- kids?
- Do you want to be close to lakes?
- Designated off-rode vehicle areas?
- Do you need guest quarters?
Legal Disclaimer
This home buyer series is intended to provide general information regarding the process of how to buy a house in Arizona. It is not intended to provide buyers with legal, accounting or financial advice. You are advised to seek the services of a skilled professional this those fields.
Additionally, this home buyer series does not set forth all qualification criteria for any of the loans described herein; all interested persons must successfully meet qualification criteria and complete the application process to obtain such loans.