House Viewing Comparison Sheet
Compare properties on the same points instead of on whichever one you saw last, and remember the things that are easy to ask about on the day and impossible to check afterwards.
MB-03 1 page
Moving and buying · MB-09
Home Buying Document Checklist
A free printable home buying document checklist — a general, jurisdiction-neutral prompt list of the papers a buyer or a seller tends to have to gather.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Have a prompt list to work through with whoever is handling the transaction, so documents are found before they are asked for rather than afterwards.
Who it is for
Buyers and sellers anywhere, and homeowners assembling a property folder long before they intend to sell.
How to use it
- Read it as a prompt list, not a requirements list — cross out everything that does not apply to your property or your country.
- Ask your solicitor, notary or conveyancer for their own list and merge the two.
- Note beside each line where the document is and who currently holds it.
- Order replacements early for anything that has to come from a third party.
What is on the sheet
The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.
Questions
Is this what the law requires?
No. Conveyancing requirements differ enormously between countries and often between regions of the same country, and they change. This is a general prompt list to work through with a qualified professional, not a statement of what any law requires.
Why gather this before selling?
Because missing paperwork is one of the things that slows a sale down, and certificates, guarantees and approvals from years ago take time to replace. Collecting them early costs nothing and removes a delay later.
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