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Home viewing checklist

Print it, bring it, check it off — viewings are short and persuasion is professional.

Last verified: July 23, 2026

Viewings are short and persuasion is professional. Work through this in order so the things that cost money later get looked at while you are still standing there.

27 items across 5 groups

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1. Outside Roof, foundation, drainage and the street itself

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2. Inside What the staging is drawing your eye away from

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3. Systems Ask the ages — every one of these has a replacement cost

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4. If it's a condo What you own, what you fund, and what you can hear

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5. Ottawa-specific Winter is the test this city applies to every house

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