Charting Your Ideal Home

This worksheet can help you determine exactly what you want and need in your next home. Have each member of your family fill in a copy and then practice your compromise skills and combine the results into a master work sheet. Use this to compare each home you visit with your ideal.

		Need	Want	Luxury
New home		_____	_____	_____
"Character" home		_____	_____	_____
Finished basement		_____	_____	_____
Two bedrooms		_____	_____	_____
Three bedrooms		_____	_____	_____
Four or more bedrooms		_____	_____	_____
Eat-in kitchen		_____	_____	_____
Formal dining room		_____	_____	_____
Main floor family room		_____	_____	_____
One-and-a-half bathrooms		_____	_____	_____
Two or more full bathrooms		_____	_____	_____
Ensuite		_____	_____	_____
Fireplace		_____	_____	_____
Central air conditioning		_____	_____	_____
Appliances		_____	_____	_____
Fridge		_____	_____	_____
Stove/oven		_____	_____	_____
Dishwasher		_____	_____	_____
Washer & dryer		_____	_____	_____
Garburator		_____	_____	_____
Single garage		_____	_____	_____
Double garage		_____	_____	_____
Attached garage		_____	_____	_____
Mature landscaping		_____	_____	_____
Fenced yard		_____	_____	_____
Deck/Patio		_____	_____	_____
Swimming pool		_____	_____	_____
Security system		_____	_____	_____
Near schools		_____	_____	_____
Near bus		_____	_____	_____
Other		_____	_____	_____
Other		_____	_____	_____
Other		_____	_____	_____