Real Estate Blog
DON’T FALL SHORT OF FALL MAINTENANCE
You are extremely busy! When you are not working, paying bills, or doing house chores, you want to be relaxing, playing with the kids, watching the big game, or PLAYING GUITAR ;-)! Not too many of us feel like spending the weekend walking around the house looking for needed repairs, performing fall maintenance, or winterizing. But not doing so could prove to be a costly [...]
HOME IMPROVEMENT IDEAS FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS
Glitz and Glamour or Economically Feasible and Practical Home Improvements? Congratulations! In arguably the hottest seller's markets that we've ever seen, you were able to win a bidding war and close on your new home. The euphoria is high, and you've been itching to start your first home improvement project. How about a matching kitchen backsplash? Or a movie theatre in the basement? Or a whole-house sound system? Or [...]
GREAT TIME TO SELL, BUT I NEED TO BUY TOO
What are your options for selling AND buying in this competitive market? So you've decided that now may be the right time to sell your home. Between April 2020 and April 2021 home prices in Columbus increased ~17%! The market is hot, and a 'for sale' home sparks a frenzy akin to blood in shark infested waters. If the stars align, you'll know exactly where [...]
MIND THE GAP
If you've ever been to the UK, you may be familiar with the phrase, "Mind the gap". It is a warning to passengers of the London underground to avoid stepping into the gap between the train and the platform. "Mind the gap" also aptly describes a current trend in the real estate market, specifically the trend of buyers covering an appraisal gap. An appraisal gap occurs when a [...]
IT’S A BIDDING WAR – DETERMINE YOUR MAXIMUM OFFER
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get" - Warren Buffet. The current state of the Central Ohio market is that there are many more buyers than there are sellers. The historically low level of inventory in the market is driven by a number of factors, most importantly the slow rate of new builds, and a pandemic in which sellers appear to [...]
PLANNING TO MOVE
Congratulations! You are ready to buy your first home! Or, maybe it's time to upgrade! Could it be time to downsize now that the kids have graduated and moved out of the house? Perhaps, you have had enough of the neighbor's dog howling at all hours of the night. Bottom line, you have decided to MOVE on. So, what are some of the factors that [...]