Know what you can truly carry before you fall in love.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is working out a realistic first-home budget. Context: [income and debts, savings, target area price levels, monthly comfort limit].
1. Compute the all-in monthly cost including the forgotten lines.
2. Stress-test the payment against one income shock.
3. Define the walk-away number and what buying below it unlocks.
4. List the upfront costs beyond the down payment.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Write the listing that brings good tenants to you.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is writing a rental property listing. Context: [property specs, best features, neighborhood draws, rent and terms, ideal tenant].
1. Lead with the three features renters filter by.
2. Write descriptions that answer the unasked questions.
3. List photos needed and the order to show them.
4. Include the screening criteria wording that stays compliant.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is planning an offer strategy for a competitive property. Context: [asking price, my ceiling, competing offers expected, seller situation if known, my flexibility on dates].
1. Rank the non-price levers: dates, contingencies, deposits.
2. Write the escalation logic with hard stops.
3. Draft the terms that cost me little but matter to sellers.
4. Define when walking away is the win.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is building a viewing checklist for a property. Context: [property type and age, my must-haves, known concerns, climate or region issues].
1. List the checks ordered from curb to attic.
2. Add the smell, sound and light checks people forget.
3. Include the questions to ask the agent and the neighbor.
4. Define the deal-breaker list versus the negotiation list.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is writing a rent increase notice. Context: [current and new rent, tenant quality and history, market justification, notice period required].
1. Open with appreciation and the tenancy facts.
2. State the new rent, date and justification plainly.
3. Offer the conversation path for concerns.
4. Check the legal notice requirements and label what to verify locally.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is structuring a downsizing decision. Context: [current home costs and equity, target lifestyle, belongings reality, timing pressures].
1. Compare true monthly costs of staying versus moving.
2. List the non-financial factors and weight them honestly.
3. Plan the belongings triage by room with keep criteria.
4. Define the trigger conditions that make the decision for me.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is preparing a snag list inspection for a new build. Context: [property type, developer warranty terms, common defects in the region, inspection date].
1. Build the room-by-room inspection list with the hidden spots.
2. Add the systems tests: water pressure, heating, windows, drainage.
3. Define photo and note standards so claims stick.
4. Write the submission format the developer cannot ignore.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is researching a neighborhood before committing. Context: [the area, my commute and lifestyle needs, school or amenity priorities, budget fit].
1. List the checks across noise, safety, plans and trajectory.
2. Define what to verify at different times and days.
3. Identify the data sources and what each cannot tell you.
4. Write the scoring rubric so areas compare fairly.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is designing tenant screening questions and criteria. Context: [property and rent, my non-negotiables, local legal limits I must respect, past tenant problems].
1. Write application questions that surface reliability legally.
2. Define objective pass criteria before viewing applications.
3. List the reference checks and the one question that matters most.
4. Flag the questions that risk discrimination claims to avoid.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is analyzing whether to sell or rent out my current home. Context: [current value and mortgage, realistic rent, my cash needs, appetite for landlording].
1. Compare net proceeds of selling versus rental cash flow honestly.
2. Include the hidden landlord costs and vacancy reality.
3. Assess the tax angles and label what an advisor must confirm.
4. Give a recommendation with the assumption that breaks it.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is preparing a home for an open house. Context: [rooms and their state, budget for fixes, target buyer, days until the event].
1. List the fixes ranked by buyer impact per currency unit.
2. Script the declutter and staging moves room by room.
3. Plan light, smell and temperature for the day itself.
4. Write the agent briefing on what to highlight and what to expect.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.
Act as a practical property advisor who explains every trade-off. The task is negotiating a lease renewal as a tenant. Context: [current rent, proposed new terms, my tenure and payment record, local vacancy climate].
1. Build my case: record, market context, landlord's cost of turnover.
2. Write the counter-proposal email with one clear ask.
3. List the non-rent terms worth trading: length, parking, repairs.
4. Define my fallback if they refuse.
Make it specific to my context and immediately usable. Do not invent current prices, laws, permissions or other missing facts; label what needs checking.