| CHECK LIST ELEMENT | EXCELLENT | GOOD | FAIR | POOR |
| PRICE & TERMS | Below market. Dream terms. | Below market. Good terms. | Market value. Lousy terms. | Over-priced. Terrible terms. |
| UNIQUE APPEAL (Maximum 20 pts) | Just what you are looking for. hard to beat. | Not perfect, but good enough for another look. | Coach-class land. Could upgrade with vision and work. | Complete turn-off. Not the setting you want. Forget it. |
| LOCATION (Maximum 10 pts) | Within 1 hour of a major city and near your work; or at resort area. | Up to 1.5 hours to a major city. near town or resort area. Commutable. | 1.5 to 2 hours from a major city. Near town, resort area, natural attractions. | Out in boondocks. A long way from home. Little to do when you get there. |
| WATERFRONT (Maximum 5 pts) | All the features you want on river, creek, lake, pond, ocean, quarry. | 2nd best waterfront on your wish list. Most of what you want. Nice setting. | Some water on site even though it's not navigable. you can try building a pond. | If water is around it is underground. Area is bone dry. maybe it will rain. |
| USABLE WATER (Maximum 5 pts) | Central water, or good well. Spring water available. | Easy to drill a well. Lots of water at reasonable depths. | Well depths deeper than normal, but good flow possible. | Underground water not available at reasonable depths. |
| USABLE LAND (Maximum 5 pts) | All usable, and/or joins public/govt. forest, park, etc. | Most is usable and acceptable for use now and in future. | Want more usable ground. But other features override. | Too steep, too wet, too dry, too rough. But it's dirt cheap. |
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