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Free real estate showing report template

Use this template after a home tour to preserve the details your buyer may need later. Start with their priorities, separate observations from claims, and finish with unanswered questions. Each step includes a filled fictional example beside the blank prompts. The examples are invented to teach the format, not drawn from a listing, customer report, or completed AI trial.

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1. Identify the visit

Property: ____________________ Visit date and time: ____________________

  • Prepared by: ____________________
  • Buyer priorities discussed for this visit: ____________________

2. Write a short recap

In two or three sentences, describe the most relevant trade-offs for this buyer. Avoid repeating the listing description. If a priority was not assessed, say so.

  • What stood out: ____________________
  • Main trade-off: ____________________
  • Not assessed during this visit: ____________________

3. Separate what you know

Use these four prompts to avoid turning an impression or someone else’s statement into an established fact.

  • Observed during our visit: ____________________
  • Buyer reaction or preference: ____________________
  • Reported by someone else — identify who: ____________________
  • Not yet verified / evidence needed: ____________________

4. Keep room notes relevant

For each useful space, record the room name, an observation, and the related photo or note reference. Leave out repetitive descriptions that do not help the buyer compare homes.

  • Space / observation / evidence reference: ____________________
  • Concern or limitation of the observation: ____________________

5. Agree the next steps

Turn uncertainty into a specific question rather than a confident conclusion.

  • Question: ____________________
  • Who will follow up: ____________________
  • When to revisit it: ____________________
  • Agent review completed: ____________________

How to use this showing template

Complete it while the visit is fresh, review it for accuracy, and share the relevant recap with your buyer. Bring it back when comparing the shortlist. This is a visit record, not a home inspection, valuation, or verification of a property’s condition.