Printable
Open house checklist
One page for each home you walk through. From What to bring to an open house.
Bring
- Phone, charged (and a car charger)
- Tape measure
- Your 3–5 must-haves, written down
- Notes — or your Sunday Showings tour
- Slip-on shoes
- Water and a snack
- Pre-approval letter
Outside
- Roof: shingles, gutters — when replaced?
- Foundation: cracks, soil pulling from the slab
- Drainage: does the yard slope to the house?
- Fence line and neighbors
- Street at a weekday evening (drive by later)
Kitchen & baths
- Hot water: how long? Water pressure
- Under the sinks: stains
- Appliances staying? (ask)
- Flush, run the shower, check caulk and ceilings
- Exhaust fans work
Rooms
- Measure the primary bedroom and living room
- Open every closet — measure the ones that matter
- Windows: open/close, single or double pane
- Ceilings: stains, patches, cracks over doorways
- Phone signal in the back bedroom
Garage, attic, utility
- Garage depth and door height
- Water heater date · gas or electric
- HVAC date and last service
- Electrical panel: brand, condition
- Attic: insulation depth
Ask the host
- Roof / HVAC / water heater replaced when?
- Foundation work? Transferable warranty?
- HOA and what it covers
- Why is the seller moving?
- Offers already?
- Summer electric bill?
Before you drive off: one sentence on what you'd miss ______________________________ · one on what bothers you ______________________________
sundayshowings.com — every open house in DFW this weekend, and the fastest route between them.