Central Ohio Real Estate News and Views

Selling perhaps? Let's hope not! Its usually a bad idea to sell an investment property, what with the depreciation recapture, the low appreciation rate of investment real estate, the vultures (investors) waiting to get your property at a low price, the hassle of showing occupied rental property. ...

Are you looking for a new condo manager or management company? Want a better understanding of what they do and how they charge? Here is a helpful guide to choosing a new company that will solve your needs. Condo management fees depend on size, the needs of your community, how many meetings you ha...

Its the age old battle-"In this corner, representing higher prices, better service, more details, happier clients, the defending heavyweight champion: Quality" !  I know you have heard the announcements, witnessed the battle, heck-maybe you have had the battle yourself? Its always the same-do I p...

Own investment houses? Many times they are good investments, but there are three things investors hear that will make them cringe in their boots:  1.  Sir, this furnace has a cracked heat exchanger. And you never hear this mid-week, when its 70 degrees out, and have plenty of time to get estimate...

So that great investment property with the great tenants you just purchased...now what? Who will take care of it, sign new leases, collect rents, answer those 2 AM no heat calls? What about if they don't pay? Or decide to move and you need to turn the unit and re-rent?  For many investors its the...

So the day comes when you, the property owner, have had enough. Tired of calling, tired of leaving notes, tired of getting promises to pay next Friday. Its time to bite the bullet and realize they will never catch up and you need to move on.  So how do you do it? Either with an attorney or on you...

I often watch the squirrels outside my window and wish I had an office full of employees that worked as hard as squirrels do!  But in December I notice they work extra hard at finding food and hiding it for the cold days ahead when they will be hungry, knowing that winter is not the ultimate time...

So you want to rent from us? Well let me explain what we are looking for and maybe you can be approved. INCOME: Can you afford rent and expenses? We need income at least 3 times the rent per month, and it needs to be verified. So before we meet, get your info together. Pay stubs, award letters, c...

Today's discussion is about "Place", one of the 4 P's of marketing. Last week we discussed that successful agents and businesses understand marketing, and we talked about "Product". So the "Place" in marketing is where you decide to sell your "Product", which we determined was you. So its where y...

As a real estate instructor at Columbus State, I want to share this 3 part discussion with real estate agents to help them in their career.   The first thing to understand about the 4 P's of marketing (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) is that the Product is YOU! You don't own the homes you sell,...