Imagine that you have viewed three properties. One has the best address. Another has the easiest parking. The third simply feels right. By evening, their details have started to blur.
A shortlist becomes useful when each option is described in the same way. It gives a Feng Shui consultant, your adviser, and your own judgment something consistent to work with.
Keep one record for each option
Save the address or location reference, plan, floor area, intended use, photographs, and asking price together. Label the unit or building clearly. Include the main entrance and the surroundings, along with the interior.
If a detail is unknown, leave it marked as unknown. A guess can quietly become a fact when copied into several messages.
Decide what would rule a property out
Before comparing readings, write your practical limits. These might include budget, access, permitted use, room requirements, travel, or a fixed opening date.
A property outside those limits needs a clear reason to stay on the shortlist. Discuss ownership, contracts, building condition, and financial commitments with qualified advisers.
Ask for a comparison with a decision in view
“Which is best?” becomes easier to answer when the consultant knows what you want to do there. A family home and a warehouse raise different questions. Explain the intended use and any changes you plan to make.
Several properties require a scope that covers several properties. A limited review of one site cannot quietly become a comparison of five.
Keep the recommendation beside the tradeoffs
Record the consultant’s observations for each option, any missing information, and the changes that would be needed. Add the practical costs and constraints alongside them.
You are choosing a place to use for years. The comparison should help you see what comes with that choice, including the parts a beautiful viewing can make easy to forget.
Master JudithBaZi and classical Feng Shui consultant, author, and speaker. In professional practice since 2010. About the practice