I’ve often said that buying a house is like getting married: you fall in love when you step in the door. You learn as much as you can during the home inspection. You don’t really know the house until you’ve lived there a few years. After 5 years you have your list of what you’ll […]
00Brandon Pottshttps://www.downsizecolumbus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DownSize_Columbus_200h.pngBrandon Potts2021-03-09 14:03:292021-03-09 14:03:29It might be love at first sight, but make sure your new house can go the distance:
Central Ohio homeowners have a right to celebrate! After 8 years of watching your home values depreciate at double digits a year (2005-2012) we are entering our 9th selling season of supply and demand heavily weighted in favor of the Seller. However, here is the dark secret of this great market: the market for […]
00Brandon Pottshttps://www.downsizecolumbus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DownSize_Columbus_200h.pngBrandon Potts2021-02-26 10:31:422021-02-26 10:31:42The Downside of a Great Seller’s Market
We are in our 9th (yes, NINE) year of a Seller’s Market in Central Ohio. In some areas and price points there are over 20 buyers for every home on the market. I have had as many as 41 offers on a single home. I recently presented an offer on a home that the Realtor […]
00Brandon Pottshttps://www.downsizecolumbus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DownSize_Columbus_200h.pngBrandon Potts2021-02-26 10:21:232021-02-26 10:21:23Are home buyers foolish for “over-paying” for homes in this heated market?
You’ve heard the commercials. Is your home in danger of being “stolen” by title thieves? “With the advancement in technology, it’s a huge problem and tremendously unreported as a crime,” says Art Pfizenmayer, Senior Advisor to the CEO of Home Title Lock as reported in the San Diego Union Tribune in 2018. But is […]
00Brandon Pottshttps://www.downsizecolumbus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DownSize_Columbus_200h.pngBrandon Potts2021-02-26 10:03:372021-02-26 10:03:37Is your home in danger of being electronically stolen?
What is a “back up” Buyer? A back up Buyer is first in line to purchase a home if the “Primary” Buyer is unable or unwilling to perform on a contract. It happens. The Primary purchaser loses their job or breaks up with a girlfriend. Three weeks into the transaction, the contract falls apart. The […]
00Brandon Pottshttps://www.downsizecolumbus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DownSize_Columbus_200h.pngBrandon Potts2021-02-08 18:39:152021-02-08 18:39:15Ten Ways to Win: #10 – Be willing to be a backup contract and consider older listings
To understand “Win” #9 you must first understand a quirk about the Central Ohio Housing market. In many states in the United States the law prohibits the Seller from having possession of the home after the closing is complete. In Ohio we do NOT have this prohibition. This prohibition of post-closing possession is rooted in […]
00Brandon Pottshttps://www.downsizecolumbus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DownSize_Columbus_200h.pngBrandon Potts2021-02-08 18:38:272021-02-08 18:38:27Ten Ways to Win: #9 – How Flexible are your plans?
It might be love at first sight, but make sure your new house can go the distance:
NewsI’ve often said that buying a house is like getting married: you fall in love when you step in the door. You learn as much as you can during the home inspection. You don’t really know the house until you’ve lived there a few years. After 5 years you have your list of what you’ll […]
The Downside of a Great Seller’s Market
NewsCentral Ohio homeowners have a right to celebrate! After 8 years of watching your home values depreciate at double digits a year (2005-2012) we are entering our 9th selling season of supply and demand heavily weighted in favor of the Seller. However, here is the dark secret of this great market: the market for […]
Are home buyers foolish for “over-paying” for homes in this heated market?
NewsWe are in our 9th (yes, NINE) year of a Seller’s Market in Central Ohio. In some areas and price points there are over 20 buyers for every home on the market. I have had as many as 41 offers on a single home. I recently presented an offer on a home that the Realtor […]
Is your home in danger of being electronically stolen?
NewsYou’ve heard the commercials. Is your home in danger of being “stolen” by title thieves? “With the advancement in technology, it’s a huge problem and tremendously unreported as a crime,” says Art Pfizenmayer, Senior Advisor to the CEO of Home Title Lock as reported in the San Diego Union Tribune in 2018. But is […]
Ten Ways to Win: #10 – Be willing to be a backup contract and consider older listings
NewsWhat is a “back up” Buyer? A back up Buyer is first in line to purchase a home if the “Primary” Buyer is unable or unwilling to perform on a contract. It happens. The Primary purchaser loses their job or breaks up with a girlfriend. Three weeks into the transaction, the contract falls apart. The […]
Ten Ways to Win: #9 – How Flexible are your plans?
NewsTo understand “Win” #9 you must first understand a quirk about the Central Ohio Housing market. In many states in the United States the law prohibits the Seller from having possession of the home after the closing is complete. In Ohio we do NOT have this prohibition. This prohibition of post-closing possession is rooted in […]