Home Inspection and Final Walk-Through Checklist for Homebuyers

It can be daunting for homebuyers and sellers to keep track of all the details related to a home inspection or final walk-through. After nine years as a real estate broker and as a syndicated columnist on RealtyTimes.com and author of my fourth real estate book; 1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home, I have mapped out all the possible items and ideas that you should keep in mind when completing these two important parts of a home purchase or sale.

Kitchen




Refrigerator


Freezer


Dishwasher


Stove


Oven


Oven 2


Cooktop


Disposal


Trash Compactor


Cabinets


Drawers


Pantry


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote controls


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector


Telephone jack


Cable box


Appliance manuals/Warranties

Mechanical Systems




Heating


Cooling


Humidifier


Electronic Air Cleaner


Sump Pump


Sump Pump 2


Water Well Pump


Septic Tank


Hot Water Heater


Hot Water Heater 2


Water Softener


Washer


Dryer


Appliance manuals/Warranties


Garage-Roof, walls, floor,windows,service door


Driveway


Garage Door


Telephone jack-Garage


Garage Door Opener


Transmitter(s)


Basement


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector


Porch(es)Front,side,rear


Deck(s)


Attached Gas Grill


Invisible Fence System


Sidewalks


Roof


Gutters


TV Antenna


Satellite Dish


Attic-House


Attic-Garage


Crawlspace


Shed


Firewood


Recycling Tubs

Living Room




Fireplace


Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans


Windows-storms and screens


Window A/C


Window treatments


Closet(s)


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Dining Room




Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Family Room




Fireplace


Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Cable Box


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Master Bedroom




Fireplace


Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Closet Organizers


Cable Box


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Bedroom 2




Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Closet(s)


Closet Organizers


Cable Box


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Bedroom 3




Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Closet Organizers


Cable Box


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Bedroom 4




Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Closet Organizers


Cable Box


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Bedroom 5




Built-ins


Lights


Floors


Walls


Ceiling Fans-Remote control


Window A/C


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Closet(s)


Closet Organizers


Cable Box


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Master Bathroom




Run water sink-hot cold


Flush toilet


Run Bath tub-hot cold


Jacuzzi Tub


Run shower hot-cold


Medicine cabinet


Linen closet


Exhaust fan


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Lights


Floors


Walls


Telephone jack

Bathroom 2




Run water sink-hot cold


Flush toilet


Run Bath tub-hot cold


Jacuzzi Tub


Run shower hot-cold


Medicine cabinet


Linen closet


Exhaust fan


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Lights


Floors


Walls


Telephone jack

Bathroom 3




Run water sink-hot cold


Flush toilet


Run Bath tub-hot cold


Jacuzzi Tub


Run shower hot-cold


Medicine cabinet


Linen closet


Exhaust fan


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Lights


Floors


Walls


Telephone jack

Bathroom 4




Run water sink-hot cold


Flush toilet


Run Bath tub-hot cold


Jacuzzi Tub


Run shower hot-cold


Medicine cabinet


Linen closet


Exhaust fan


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Lights


Floors


Walls


Telephone jack

Hall/Foyer/Entry 1




Closet


Walls


Floors


Lights


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Hall/Foyer/Entry 2




Closet


Walls


Floors


Lights


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Hall/Foyer/Entry 3




Closet


Walls


Floors


Lights


Window treatments


Windows-storms and screens


Telephone jack


Smoke detector


Carbon Monoxide detector

Mark Nash's fourth real estate book, "1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home" (2005), and working as a real estate broker in Chicago are the foundation for his consumer-centric real estate perspective which has been featured on ABC-TV, CBS The Early Show, Bloomberg TV, CNN-TV, Chicago Sun Times & Tribune, Fidelity Investor’s Weekly, Dow Jones Market Watch, MSNBC.com, The New York Times, Realty Times, Universal Press Syndicate and USA Today.

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