5-minute quiz

Is the house as ready for the next chapter as you are?

Answer honestly for the home you're thinking about: yours, or a parent's you're helping with. Ten questions, no email required, results right on this page.

  1. 1. Can you walk into the house without climbing any steps?
  2. 2. Can you step into the shower without lifting your foot over a high tub edge?
  3. 3. Does the shower have solid, anchored handholds (not just a towel bar)?
  4. 4. Could you live comfortably on one floor if you ever wanted to: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, laundry?
  5. 5. Are hallways, stairs, and the path to the bathroom lit at night without hunting for a switch?
  6. 6. Are floors free of loose rugs, cords, and thresholds that catch a toe?
  7. 7. Are smoke and CO detectors installed, working, and reachable without a ladder?
  8. 8. Can you reach everyday kitchen items without a step stool?
  9. 9. Is someone reliably handling gutters, filters, and seasonal maintenance?
  10. 10. If someone got hurt at home, could they call for help from any room, including the bathroom?

Watch: which home project should you do first?

Start with the thing that annoys you every single day, not the biggest project on the list. The Home Readiness Quiz is ten questions, about five minutes, no email needed, with results ordered by impact. The homeowner list shown is a fictional example, a planning aid rather than a quote or an inspection.