Once you start to narrow down region, area, and individual properties that meet your needs for unchangeables and changeables then you get into your actual wish list.
When I was property shopping, I had quite an extensive wish list of items that every realtor I talked to laughed at and said ‘good luck’. So I started doing my own property search which spanned about 4 years and across several states before landing on the perfect property. Once you see your perfect property, you’ll know. It will check nearly every box on your list and just feel right.
An example of my list is below with main points and sub-points to consider.
Some examples of wish list items:
- View: Mountains, Lake, Ocean, Prairies, etc
- Public Land: Bordering National Forest, State Land, or Trail Systems
- Neighbors: Distance, Within view, Outside of view of homesite
- Acres: Minimum acres total, field acres, forested acres
- Terrain: Flat, Rolling Hills, Canyons, Mountainside
- Elevation: Minimum or maximum elevation
- Plant Zone: Minimum or maximum USDA Plant Zone
- Price: Maximum price with or without a home
