Real Estate Purchase Guide

Real Estate Purchase Guide

Buying Checklist & Purchase Calculator for AutoCAD

$89.00 | Residential CAD Solutions

Plan your purchase. Understand your costs. Keep the details organized.

Real Estate Purchase Guide combines a step-by-step homebuying organizer with purchase calculations in an AutoLISP program and matching DCL interface.

From setting your budget to preparing for closing, keep your estimates, questions, checklist tasks, and property comparisons together inside AutoCAD.

Calculate the numbers

• Down payment and loan principal
• Monthly principal and interest
• Housing costs including taxes, insurance, HOA dues, and mortgage insurance
• Monthly ownership budget with maintenance reserves
• Estimated remaining cash to close
• Total funds needed, including repairs and reserves
• Cash surplus or shortfall
• Housing and debt ratios based on your inputs
• Scheduled lifetime loan interest
• Payment changes at interest rates one percentage point higher or lower

Follow a structured buying guide

Explore 10 buying stages and 40 checklist tasks covering preparation, financing, property search, offers, inspections, records review, closing, and ownership handoff.

Mark tasks Open, Done, or Not Applicable, and record stage notes, contacts, and manual deadlines.

Compare properties and preserve your work

Capture up to eight property snapshots to compare purchase price, monthly ownership budget, and total funds needed. Save and reload projects, export CSV reports, and insert a purchase summary directly into your drawing.

Your download includes

• AutoLISP program (.LSP)
• Matching dialog file (.DCL)
• Installation instructions and calculation guide
• Validation notes
• Professional product cover and illustrated interface preview

Requirements: Full Windows AutoCAD with AutoLISP and Visual LISP support. Built using legacy functions intended for AutoCAD 2002 onward; compatibility across releases has not been runtime verified. AutoCAD LT 2002 is not supported. Excel is not required.

Please note: This U.S. educational organizer uses a fixed-rate mortgage model and user-entered estimates. It does not provide loan approval, legal advice, automated deadline reminders, or an official settlement statement. Confirm costs, financing terms, and local requirements with qualified professionals.