Your reality check may repeat many of the items on your wish list, but in pared down versions. Be completely honest about the minimum YOU will need, to be comfortable in your home. From your reality check list, create a single sentence that represents your basic needs for a home. These details give your broker something to work with. He or she can take your wish list and begin to match it to homes listed in the local multiple-listing service.
Brokers say they are.
Even though a good broker will spend an hour or two divining the same information, having a written wish list and reality check will help you to focus on what you really want and what you can't live without. An honest and complete wish list is a road map to eventually finding the house of your dreams.