Home Inspection Checklist

A house is not something we buy often. So obviously when we venture out to buy one, we want the best for our money's worth. It would help a great deal if we have a home inspection checklist at hand while considering the options available for purchasing a home.
A home inspection checklist is a very important tool to possess when you are looking out for a house. In fact, such a checklist is not only useful while buying a house to make sure everything is in order, but it is also useful for the seller, who can make sure his house is in good condition, and that everything is in proper order, so he can expect the best price for it.

Home Inspection: Things to Check

Here is a checklist for your reference. The points mentioned in this checklist are the most common and basic things that need to be checked when buying a house. Though, it can happen that specific cases do not need all these checks, or in fact need some other things checked too. Nevertheless, you can use this checklist as an important reference tool in your quest for looking out for that perfect home for you and your family.

Clicking anywhere on the form will allow you to print it out for use.

Home Inspection Checklist Form
Item Good Average Poor Comments
Selling Price  
 
House Age  
 
Exterior Condition  
 
Driveway  
 
Exterior Condition  
 
Area of Property  
 
Condition of Walls  
 
Condition of Ceilings  
 
Condition of Floors  
 
Doors  
 
Windows  
 
Main Electrical Panel  
 
Electrical Wiring  
 
Electrical Outlets  
 
Air Conditioning and Heating  
 
Kitchen  
 
Kitchen Appliances  
 
Bathroom  
 
Washroom  
 
Fireplace  
 
Roofing  
 
Plumbing  
 
Drainage  
 
Garage  
 
Foundation of Property  
 
Neighborhood  
 
Schools Nearby  
 
Shopping Centers  
 
Hospitals  
 

Referring to a home inspection checklist lets you check all the aspects that you are looking out for while buying a house. It makes the whole process so much simpler. Otherwise you will either miss out on checking the important things you need to, or will take the word of the seller and later find out certain problems, or even may have to hire a professional to check the house or property on your behalf.
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Last Updated: 1/20/2012
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