- Criteria
- Commute time
- Importance
- Required
- How to check
- Time it with a map app at rush hour
- Decided
- Unchecked
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Home search and comparison
When you're house hunting and want to set your must-haves, compare the candidates by the same criteria and choose together
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Home search and comparison
- Preferred move-in date
- Not set
- Budget
- Not set
- Family size
- Not set
- Assignee
- Not set
Adjust the must-have criteria table to your family's needs, then delete the example line in the candidate homes and add your own.
Must-have criteria
Setting your criteria before viewings keeps you from wavering.
| Criteria | ImportanceLabels | How to check | DecidedCheckbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commute time | Required | Time it with a map app at rush hour | Unchecked |
| Number of rooms | Required | Enough for the family | Unchecked |
| Natural light | Important | Visit during the day | Unchecked |
| Noise | Important | Visit again in the evening | Unchecked |
| Parking space | Nice to have | Check on site | Unchecked |
| Distance to schools and hospitals | Important | How many minutes on foot | Unchecked |
- Criteria
- Number of rooms
- Importance
- Required
- How to check
- Enough for the family
- Decided
- Unchecked
- Criteria
- Natural light
- Importance
- Important
- How to check
- Visit during the day
- Decided
- Unchecked
- Criteria
- Noise
- Importance
- Important
- How to check
- Visit again in the evening
- Decided
- Unchecked
- Criteria
- Parking space
- Importance
- Nice to have
- How to check
- Check on site
- Decided
- Unchecked
- Criteria
- Distance to schools and hospitals
- Importance
- Important
- How to check
- How many minutes on foot
- Decided
- Unchecked
Candidate homes
One line per candidate. Give each one a nickname and don't write the address. Delete the example line before you use it.
Candidate homes
| Home (nickname) | Type | Monthly cost | Rooms | Score (1–5) | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Example) Home near the station | Apartment | Not set | 3 | Not set | Not set | This is an example line. Delete it and write your own. |
- Type
- Apartment
- Monthly cost
- Not set
- Rooms
- 3
- Score (1–5)
- Not set
- Status
- Not set
- Notes
- This is an example line. Delete it and write your own.
What to check on a visit
| Item | CheckCheckbox |
|---|---|
| Signs of mold or leaks | Unchecked |
| Water pressure and drainage | Unchecked |
| Window direction and light | Unchecked |
| Noise (day and night) | Unchecked |
| Nearby amenities | Unchecked |
| Contract terms | Unchecked |
- Item
- Signs of mold or leaks
- Check
- Unchecked
- Item
- Water pressure and drainage
- Check
- Unchecked
- Item
- Window direction and light
- Check
- Unchecked
- Item
- Noise (day and night)
- Check
- Unchecked
- Item
- Nearby amenities
- Check
- Unchecked
- Item
- Contract terms
- Check
- Unchecked
The home we chose
Write down the home you chose and why.
The home we chose
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Decided on our must-haves.
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Scored every candidate.
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Checked everything on the visit list.