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Must-have checklist for house-hunting homebuyers!

Checklist: When it comes to the process of shopping for a new home remembering all of the details of the houses you visited can be a daunting task.

This article is from the pages of the Hallmark Abstract Service, Jericho website.

Anyone searching for a new home has likely had the experience of drawing a blank at the end of the day when the features of the various houses all meshed into one large abstract mental collage!

Remember the one that had the vaulted ceilings and the gym in the finished basement? Or was that the one with the two-car garage and the cabana by the pool?

When at times it can often be difficult to remember what we had for breakfast, keeping the details straight for 3 or 4 homes visited in one day can be next to impossible.

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The solution? With the advent of smart phones bringing back photos of  the homes you visited and the major amenities inside and out can help to solve this problem of remembering in a big way.

But, in addition, the checklist below also allows the homebuyer to clearly catalog some of the other attributes of a house that pictures alone may not help with.

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At the end of the day (and typically a very long day when house-hunting), it’s about having the correct facts so that when all of the party’s to the ultimate decision are sitting around the table discussing what it was that they liked, loved and hated they will be on the same page!

Home Buying Checklist

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