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"As a first-time homebuyer, I was nervous about the entire process. Step by step, Joe made it easy and fun. His expertise in the Columbus real estate market is a tremendous asset. He is highly recommended!" - Nicolette Horan, March 08
"I wanted to say thank you again, so much, for all your hard work. I know that you really put a lot of time into this transaction and I really, really appreciate it. I'm so happy I got the house and it all worked out and I just wanted to say thanks again, you did a great job and i really appreciate it. I will put that on the survey when they send it to me.
If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to give me a call. I will refer every single person I know to you. I'm going to go get my dog and we're going to sit on the floor of our new house and have a glass of champaign. Thanks a lot Joe" -- Michael Mamp, Feb 08
Archive for the 'For Home Sellers' Category
Is Your Columbus Home Inspector Licensed? The Answer is No
May 13th, 2008 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
In the State of Ohio, there are no regulations requiring the licensing of Home Inspectors. Some are certified by the American Society of Home Inspectors or have a bunch of designations after their name. Many others continually update their knowledge and education regarding home inspecting. Then there is the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. […]
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Columbus & Franklin County Property Taxes - Deadline to Appeal yours is Soon!
March 30th, 2008 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
Over the last week or so several people have emailed or called about the process for appealing your Columbus property taxes and asking for comps of similar properties in their Columbus Area Neighborhood. At this late date, the important thing to know is that tomorrow is the deadline to appeal your Franklin County Property Taxes […]
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43209 - last 3 months - nice chart
December 20th, 2007 categories: Bexley, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
I love charts and graphs. Love them. I don’t make too many because, well, it’s time consuming. I ran across this chart this morning. Despite not being as accurate as it could be, I love this first chart – asking price vs sold price with recent sales above and below the average asking price. This […]
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What is up with the Columbus AreaHousing Market? July Solds
August 8th, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Market Updates, Real Estate News
Franklin County, July 2007 Housing Market Update. In greater Central Ohio, we had a mere 1,963 single family homes sell last month, 61%, or 1199, of those were in Franklin County.
From 652 square feet to 8051, they averaged
1,723 square feet,
had 3 bedrooms on average and
were on the market for about 88 days – […]
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Recent Changes to the Ohio Homestead Exemption
July 21st, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home Sellers
The Bottom Line: The Ohio Homestead Exemption is now available to all qualifying residents regardless of income.
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What is it?
The Homestead Exemption allows senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled Ohioans to reduce their property tax burden by shielding some of the market value of their home from taxation.
The exemption, which takes the […]
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COTA’s Smart Communte Program Helps Columbus Home Buyers
June 29th, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Mortgage/Finance, Real Estate News
Those looking to purchase Columbus Real Estate within 1/4 mile of a bus stop (and, let’s face it, probably darn near half of Columbus Real Estate within I-270 is within 1/4 mile of COTA Bus stop) can receive:
• Down payment assistance• Property tax incentives in specified Columbus neighborhoods• Special financing for specified new homes
Oh, and […]
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“Gourmet Kitchen!” — uhm, really, do you think so??
June 21st, 2007 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
The term “Gourmet Kitchen” is dead. I’m making the pronouncement right now, Time of Death: 12:37 PM Thursday June 21, 2007. (Happy Summer!)
I remember the days when it used to mean something to have a gourmet kitchen. Now, every Tom, Dick and Harry has a gourmet kitchen to go along with their […]
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How far is it to the library (coffee shop, movie house, et.) and should I walk?
April 5th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News
This is a great little hackthat uses Google’s superb mapping application to help record distances traveled during a running or walking workout. Simpler still, if there is a route you usually take to walk the dog and you’ve always wondered how far you travel each night, you can map it out.How far is the […]
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