Real Estate Buyers Questionnaire

Buying Real Estate

Use this questionaire to help yourself help your agent in your purchase transaction. The questionaire covers items you may feel you know the answers to right away, and others where you find you may have some discussions remaining with your spouse!! It is best to put this at ease right away, and will help your agent find you the best properties to look at.

The home you are searching for is out there right now, even as you read this, and anything you can do to assist your agent in the search will save you time in the long run.

1. Do you have a specific time frame in mind for this purchase?
2. Have you started your search already? If so, how many properties have you seen inside and out?
3. Have you contacted a real estate agent regarding any specific property?
4. What are your specific reasons for buying a home?

These questions are here to make you think very hard about your motivations, and how serious you are about buying NOW. If you are not buying now, you should NOT be looking now. The market is excellent for buyers, and, if you're serious, you will find the right home, so don't look unless you're ready.

5. Is there anything keeping you from buying a house right now? (i.e. job relocation, kids in school, credit issues to resolve, sale of your current home, lack of down payment money, etc)
6. When is the best time for you to work on your home search? Weekends only, after work hours, one day a week dedicated to the search?
7. Can you dedicate five hours a week to this search?

Again, these are further refinements to your real need to buy now. If these appear to be positive answers so far, then go on to the next questions. Otherwise, stop here. You aren't ready to buy a home yet.

8. Have you selected a favorite area to live in? Specific neighborhood with street boundaries? Or, are you open to a variety of locations?
9. Are there any special requirements in the home you will ultimately purchase? Hobby rooms, extra storage areas, large yard, pool?
10. Are there any specific architectural requirements? Styles to avoid?
11. Do you want a house in perfect condition? Would you prefer a home that needs a little work, if you could save some money in the purchase price? Is it even desirable to need major repairs for a very low price?

Ammenities: 2 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom, 4 (or more) Bedroom, 2 Baths, Den, Family Room, Formal Dining Room, Efficient Kitchen, Large Kitchen, Inside Laundry, 2 Car Garage, 3 (or more) Car Garage, Fireplace, Pool, Spa, Views.

12. My home will be REQUIRED to have the following (from above list):
13. My home really should have the following (from above list):
14. It would be nice if we could have the following(from above list):

These questions were to get you to think about the specifics of the home you want and the area you want to live in.

15. Amount available for downpayment today.
16. Source of downpayment monies. Readily accessible? Is there a waiting period on a fund before gaining access to the monies?
17. Regardless of what the lender tells you that you can afford, what are the sizes of payments you would be comfortable with each month?
18. Have you looked at your credit report lately? Many issues are easily resolved, but some will take time. What do you know about specific items?
19. Is there anything else that will help my real estate agent in finding the best properties for me to look at?

That's the end of this questionaire. It was designed to be a starting point and has most likely brought up some issues for discussion, some things were readily known, and hopefully, it was worthwhile for you!

Our agents and staff are ready and excited to help you on your real estate journey. Please contact us to learn more about our services and how we may be of assistance to you and your family.