Buyer questionnaire | kylenull.net

01/About you

The basics for the contract.

Names need to be exactly as they'd appear on the deed. If something looks fussy, it's because the title company will hold us to it later.

Full legal name (Buyer 1)* Required for offer

Add the legal name as it would appear on the deed.

Email* Required for offer

A valid email helps me send the offer to sign.

Phone* Required for offer

A reachable number — texting is fine.

Preferred contact method

Text Phone Email

Co-buyer full legal name* Required for offer

Co-buyer's legal name as it'll appear on the deed.

Co-buyer email* Required for offer

Co-buyer email — they'll countersign.

Co-buyer phone* Required for offer

A reachable number for the co-buyer.

Co-buyer relationship

For LLCs, trusts, and other legal entities buying the property. Buyer 1 above is still you (the person I'll communicate with) — this is for the legal entity that goes on the deed.

Entity legal name* Required for offer

Entity's full legal name as it'll appear on the deed.

Entity type* Required for offer

Required.

State of formation

Authorized signer name* Required for offer

Whose name signs on the entity's behalf.

Signer title

Current mailing address* Required for offer

Street

City

State

ZIP

Mailing address is required for the contract.

02/Current housing

Where are you living now?

Your current situation affects whether we'll need a sale-of-home contingency, and how much room we have on timing.

Current housing situation* Required for offer

Pick the closest match — it changes the contract.

Lease end date

Currently under contract to sell?* Required for offer

Yes No

This drives the contingency we'll need.

Estimated sale price of current home

$

03/Title & citizenship

Who's on the contract.

Ohio has dower rights — your marital status affects who has to sign at closing. We don't ask about title vesting (joint tenants, tenants in common, etc.); your title company will walk you through that after we have an accepted offer.

Marital status* Required for offer

Required so we know who needs to sign.

Will your spouse sign at closing?

Yes No

Ohio dower note — even if your spouse isn't on title, Ohio dower rights mean they typically have to sign the deed at closing to release that interest. Worth flagging up front.

U.S. citizen or permanent resident?* Required for offer

Yes No

Affects FIRPTA reporting at closing — nothing more.

Required for closing paperwork.

Anyone else involved in this decision?

Kids in your household?

Yes No

04/Financing

How you're paying for the house.

If you have a pre-approval letter, even better — we'll use it. Anything financial you mark optional stays confidential and never leaves my notes.

How are you financing?* Required for offer

Required — we have to put something on the contract.

Pre-approval letter Required for offer

When you have your pre-approval letter from your lender, please email it as an attachment to [email protected]. I need it on file before any offer can be submitted.

Pre-approval status* Required for offer

Pre-approved with letter Working with a lender Not started Need a recommendation

Required.

Lender* Required for offer

★ Guaranteed Rate Affinity is the Coldwell Banker affiliate. Use whoever you trust — I just need the contact.

Lender name is required for the contract.

Pre-approval amount* Required for offer

$

Pre-approval amount is required.

Loan term* Required for offer

Required.

Down payment* Required for offer

$

$ %

Required for the contract.

Source of funds* Required for offer

Cash offers usually need proof of funds attached. We'll redact account numbers.

Required for cash offers.

Comfortable purchase price ceiling* Required for offer

$

Hard ceiling, not a wish — what you'd actually be okay paying.

Required.

Comfortable monthly payment range

$

VA eligibility confirmed?

Yes No

First-time homebuyer programs

Recent or upcoming financial changes Confidential

05/Cash & contingency posture

How aggressive can the offer be?

These answers directly drive the offer terms when we write — earnest money, inspection, appraisal, financing. There are no wrong answers; I'm calibrating, not judging.

Cash reserves beyond down + closing* Required for offer

Required.

Earnest money deposit comfort* Required for offer

Required.

Inspection contingency* Required for offer

Full inspection Limited Informational only Willing to waive

"Informational" means we still inspect, but we don't use it as a renegotiation lever. Waiving is competitive but real risk.

Required.

Appraisal contingency* Required for offer

Standard Willing to gap up to a defined $ Willing to waive

Required.

Maximum gap I'd cover* Required for offer

$

Required.

Financing contingency* Required for offer

Standard Pre-underwritten Cash — no financing

Required.

Competitive posture

Passive Moderate Aggressive

"Aggressive" means lean into escalation, waive what you're comfortable waiving, and move fast. "Passive" means I'll only write on properties that have sat.

06/Timeline

When you want to move.

If there's a hard deadline — lease end, school start, baby — say so. I'd rather know now than scramble later.

Ideal move-in window* Required for offer

Required.

Hard deadline date

What's driving it?

Open to post-closing seller occupancy?* Required for offer

Yes No

Sometimes sellers ask for a few extra days after closing. Saying yes here is a real lever in a competitive offer.

Required.

07/Geography

Where you want to live.

I work the entire Cincinnati area. Be specific or flexible — whatever fits you. Northern Kentucky referrals go to a partner team I trust.

Other neighborhoods / areas not listed

Open to areas you haven't named yet?

Yes No

Buyer 1 — work address

City

ZIP

Buyer 1 — max commute 30 min

1520304560+

Buyer 2 — work address

City

ZIP

Buyer 2 — max commute 30 min

1520304560+

School district priorities

08/Property

What kind of house.

Be specific on must-haves. "Big yard" is fine — "flat fenced backyard, at least a quarter acre" is better. Forces me to filter the right way.

Property type

Square footage range 1,400–2,800 sf

800min10,000

800max10,000

Garage / parking

Top 3 must-haves Forces a ranking

1.

2.

3.

Nice-to-haves

Dealbreakers

Condition preference

Move-in ready Mostly updated Open to a project Not sure

Open to pre-1978 home?

Yes No

Triggers federal lead-paint disclosure.

Open to HOA / condo association?

Yes No

09/Multi-family

For house-hackers.

If you're buying a 2–4 unit, we'll need to handle inherited tenants and Ohio landlord-tenant rules cleanly.

Plan to occupy one of the units?

Yes No

Owner-occupied 2–4 units unlock better financing terms.

Comfortable inheriting existing tenants?

Yes No

Familiarity with Ohio landlord-tenant law

None Some Experienced

10/Title & home warranty

Closing logistics.

The title company handles vesting (joint tenants, etc.) with you directly after we have an accepted offer — we don't write that on the contract.

Title company preference* Required for offer

Required.

Home warranty interest* Required for offer

Yes — ask seller to pay Yes — I'll pay No, decline Not sure

Required.

11/Search history & anything else

Last few questions.

Helps me understand your taste and anything else I should know going in.

Properties you've already viewed

Worked with a real estate agent before?

Yes No

How did you hear about me?

What worked, what didn't?

Anything else I should know?

Your home search starts here.

The basics for the contract.

Where are you living now?

Who's on the contract.

How you're paying for the house.

How aggressive can the offer be?

When you want to move.

Where you want to live.

What kind of house.

For house-hackers.

Closing logistics.

Last few questions.

I'll be in touch ASAP.