Kearny, New Jersey Home Buying List

The most important secured investment in Kearny, New Jersey is your property. With that decision comes a lot of thoughtful decision-making when it comes to choosing a place to live. Using the Home Buyer's Checklist provided helps you see side-by-side all of the attributes of many homes and helps you identify what you value in a house.

So, to help you prioritize your "contender" list from online to the list of places you tour, take this Home Buyer Checklist along when you go shopping for your home. Put an emphasis on the items that are most valuable to you. It'll help you put things in line and use true to life ways to measure the houses you've been seeing. Using this list, you can compare the characteristics of up to three homes. Click here to print this page.

Buying a house is nothing to take lightly. I can give you advice about choosing a place that you'll call home. Use Rosa Agency and I can help you make your way to the house of your dreams.
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Property Address      
Listing Price $ $ $
Real Estate Taxes $ $ $
The Area
Close to the Job      
Minutes Away From Schools      
Miles Away From Shopping      
Close to Expressways      
Miles Away From Public Transportation      
Miles Away From Hospitals      
Near Place of Worship      
Garbage Collection      
Street Lights      
Sidewalks      
Streets / Alleys Well-Maintained      
Type of Traffic      
Parks      
Neighbors' Properties Well-Maintained      
Major Appliances Installed      
HOA Restrictions      
Close to Airports / Trains      
Area Zoned Residential      
Near Industry      
Proposed Special Assessments      
Environmental Concerns / Influences      
The House
Year House Built      
No. of Floors      
Wood Frame, Brick Frame or Siding      
Quality of Roof      
Foundation Condition      
General Exterior Quality      
Two-Car Garage      
No. of Bathrooms      
No. of Closets      
No. of Bedrooms      
Oil, Gas or Electric Heat      
Insulation      
Central Air Conditioning      
Energy-Conservation Features      
Age of Heating System      
Age of Water Heater      
Capacity of Water Heater      
Age of Electrical Wiring      
Quality of Plumbing Pipes      
Estimated Water Bill $ $ $
Estimated Heating Bill $ $ $
Estimated Electric Bill $ $ $
Living Room      
Fireplace      
Separate Dining Space      
Family Room      
Carpeting - No. of Rooms      
Kitchen Eating Area      
Refrigerator      
Stove / Oven (Gas / Electric)      
Garbage Disposal      
Dishwasher      
Broken / Drafty Windows      
Storm Windows / Screens      
Washer / Dryer Outlets      
Laundry Room      
Finished Basement      
Attic      
Sump Pump / Drainage      
Connected to Sewer System      
Patio / Deck      
Backyard Fence      
Curb Appeal      
Property Boundaries      
Safety (dead bolts, detectors)      
Building Code      
Compliance      
Ability to Expand / Enlarge Home