Build a viewing checklist ordered by urgency
Puts first what you can only check in person, and says what time of day to go.
| Category | Money › Property |
|---|---|
| Tags | ChecklistDraftingQuestion generation |
**Open the output with this, written in the language you are answering in: "This is not financial or legal advice and does not replace a professional."** ***Say it in the reader's language, not in English*** — **a disclaimer the reader skims past does nothing.** Build a checklist for viewing this place. ***Ordered by what cannot be checked later.*** **Priority: things you can only see in person, and only once.** 1. **Things that need the right conditions** — ***note what time of day to go.*** Light, noise, water pressure, smell, how the building sounds when occupied 2. **Things hidden behind furniture or fittings** — **say what to ask to have moved or opened** 3. **Things to check with your hands** — windows, taps, drains, doors, sockets, boiler 4. **Things to check outside the unit** — corridor, parking, rubbish, bike storage, who else lives there, the route from transport at night 5. **Things that need a second visit at a different hour** **For each item: what to look at / what a problem looks like / who to ask.** **Also:** - **What to photograph** — ***with the agent's permission, and note that this matters for the deposit later*** - **Questions to ask on site**, and **which answers to get in writing** - ***What this visit cannot tell you*** — the register, the building's finances, the neighbors. **Say where those are checked instead** ⚠️ **Base the checklist on what I told you about the property.** ***Do not assume a building type, age, or region I did not state.***
After pasting, fill in the fields at the bottom (The property · My conditions)
What this prompt does
What gets missed on a viewing are the things that need the right conditions — light, noise, water pressure, the walk from transport at night. This orders by that and names what a visit cannot tell you.
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