Build a scorecard to compare the homes I tour
A weighted must-have list and a simple scorecard so you can compare homes and neighborhoods objectively after each viewing.
The prompt
Help me build a scorecard to compare homes I tour. This is step 2 of buying my first home.
My price range (from step 1, if I have it): [PASTE or TYPE RANGE]
Who will live there: [people, ages, pets, work from home?]
Areas I'm considering: [NEIGHBORHOODS or TOWNS]
Must-haves: [e.g. "3 bedrooms, under 30 min commute, yard for the dog"]
Nice-to-haves: [e.g. "garage, updated kitchen"]
Deal-breakers: [e.g. "busy road, flood zone, major foundation work"]
How long I plan to stay: [YEARS]
Do this:
1. Challenge my lists: point out any must-have that is really a nice-to-have, and anything important I've left out (commute at rush hour, school zone, natural light, storage, resale appeal).
2. Turn the lists into 10-15 weighted criteria (weights add up to 100).
3. Add a "condition red flags" section to check at every showing: water stains, musty smells, cracks in walls or foundation, roof age, HVAC and water heater age, electrical panel, window condition, drainage around the house.
4. Add neighborhood checks to do outside the showing: visit at night and on a weekend, check flood maps, noise, planned development, and typical property tax.
Return:
- The weighted scorecard as a table: Criterion | Weight | What a 5/5 looks like | Score 1-5 | Notes.
- The red-flag checklist as tick boxes.
- 8 questions to ask the listing agent or seller.
Keep it - in the next step I'll compare mortgage offers before making an offer on a home that scores well.
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What to fill in
- PASTE or TYPE RANGE
- people, ages, pets, work from home?
- NEIGHBORHOODS or TOWNS
- e.g. "3 bedrooms, under 30 min commute, yard for the dog"
- e.g. "garage, updated kitchen"
- e.g. "busy road, flood zone, major foundation work"
- YEARS
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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