You will be pleasantly surprised how affordable housing is here in the Columbus areas! The "burbs" are usually where people go with school age children. And the best ones are Dublin (NW), Powell -Lewis Center (NW-N), Westerville (N-NE), New Albany (NE) and also Galena, Sunbury and Delaware (NE-N). Stay out of Columbus proper unless you like the artsy neighborhoods which would be more downtown and definitely not kid friendly. There are a few other burbs within Columbus area and that have their own schools systems and would be kid friendly. Upper Arlington, which is old and stately and very expensive - starting at $350 to $1.5. There is also Grandview which is below Arlington and also very artsy with prices starting at $200-$1.0. German Village and the Short North, Italian Village are more downtown artsy neighborhoods. Very old, refurbished homes (1900-1920 era) on close small lots. Beautiful restoration and you do pay for it! SHOPPING? you are in for the treat of your life here! We have Easton and Polaris Fashion Mall. I travel extensively and used to be excited about shopping in other cities, but, with Easton and Polaris, well, we have everything all the big cities have and its better! Restaurants are abundant. There are two reservoirs - Hoover Dam and Alum Creek. So, if you are a water fan, try to get close to those areas which are Galena, Westerville, Lewis Center and Delaware areas. Only places to stay away from? Hilliard, west side, south end (which we affectionately call Grove-tucky), east side and far east side. Unless you are more like the "appalachian" type background?.....then you would might want to consider those neighborhoods.
Why stay away from hilliard? Its just a personal preference. Too close to the westsiders for me. And as for Galena? Well the little village is certainly not a mecca right now, however, Galena mailing address is in Genoa Township which is the fastest growing township and has the finest estate and dream homes being built in the area. Price range of $450-1.5 mil. on 1-20 acres. Privacy, woods, rolling land, horses, water within 10 minutes any way you go, ponds.......nice professions or old time farmers for neighbors. However, the little village of Galena is just ripe for exploding. The property values of those little old homes have doubled in value in less than 2 years. Personally, if I hit the lotto, I would buy out the entire village and rehab every single home - it would be beautiful there......plus it sits right on a lake on one side and a river on the other. Hilliard on the other hand has........railroad tracks? the franklin county fairgrounds? vinyl subdivisions built by the mid price range tract home builders and west siders for neighbors? hummmmmm
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I live in central Illinois. There is a town about 40 min. from where I live, where all the industry has shut down and is so depressed that you can literally pick up 2 br. homes for 10k and get $500 monthly rent.
The town is left with only low paying jobs ($8 to $10 an hour jobs) so $500 monthly is all you can get, but what a GREAT return on investment. There is a large VA hospital there, so I rent exclusively to Vets.
You will be pleasantly surprised how affordable housing is here in the Columbus areas! The "burbs" are usually where people go with school age children. And the best ones are Dublin (NW), Powell -Lewis Center (NW-N), Westerville (N-NE), New Albany (NE) and also Galena, Sunbury and Delaware (NE-N). Stay out of Columbus proper unless you like the artsy neighborhoods which would be more downtown and definitely not kid friendly. There are a few other burbs within Columbus area and that have their own schools systems and would be kid friendly. Upper Arlington, which is old and stately and very expensive - starting at $350 to $1.5. There is also Grandview which is below Arlington and also very artsy with prices starting at $200-$1.0. German Village and the Short North, Italian Village are more downtown artsy neighborhoods. Very old, refurbished homes (1900-1920 era) on close small lots. Beautiful restoration and you do pay for it! SHOPPING? you are in for the treat of your life here! We have Easton and Polaris Fashion Mall. I travel extensively and used to be excited about shopping in other cities, but, with Easton and Polaris, well, we have everything all the big cities have and its better! Restaurants are abundant. There are two reservoirs - Hoover Dam and Alum Creek. So, if you are a water fan, try to get close to those areas which are Galena, Westerville, Lewis Center and Delaware areas. Only places to stay away from? Hilliard, west side, south end (which we affectionately call Grove-tucky), east side and far east side. Unless you are more like the "appalachian" type background?.....then you would might want to consider those neighborhoods.
Why would you stay away from Hilliard?
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Why stay away from hilliard? Its just a personal preference. Too close to the westsiders for me. And as for Galena? Well the little village is certainly not a mecca right now, however, Galena mailing address is in Genoa Township which is the fastest growing township and has the finest estate and dream homes being built in the area. Price range of $450-1.5 mil. on 1-20 acres. Privacy, woods, rolling land, horses, water within 10 minutes any way you go, ponds.......nice professions or old time farmers for neighbors. However, the little village of Galena is just ripe for exploding. The property values of those little old homes have doubled in value in less than 2 years. Personally, if I hit the lotto, I would buy out the entire village and rehab every single home - it would be beautiful there......plus it sits right on a lake on one side and a river on the other. Hilliard on the other hand has........railroad tracks? the franklin county fairgrounds? vinyl subdivisions built by the mid price range tract home builders and west siders for neighbors? hummmmmm
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Thank you so much. Great advice!
I agree. Just take it as a learning experience. By the way, notice we are all in California.
Offer the buyer $15 a day for every day earlier that they close. It has worked for me in the past. Good Luck.
Las Vegas and mid-valley of California are still hot.
The prices are relatively low, in comparison with the coastal ones.
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Hi all.
I live in central Illinois. There is a town about 40 min. from where I live, where all the industry has shut down and is so depressed that you can literally pick up 2 br. homes for 10k and get $500 monthly rent.
The town is left with only low paying jobs ($8 to $10 an hour jobs) so $500 monthly is all you can get, but what a GREAT return on investment. There is a large VA hospital there, so I rent exclusively to Vets.
Ron.
Where would someone go to find that sort of thing in the Southeast? Atlanta sounds very similar to what Jack is describing in Rochester.
Ron, what is your vacancy rate (as if it really matters at those numbers) in central Illinois?
JohnCl
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