Linden Neighborhood - Columbus OH

Of the many neighborhoods in Columbus, the one I like the best as an investor is Linden.  There are opportunities to buy and rehab with intentions to sell to a home owner and the same opportunity to provide rental housing opportunities.  Linden has 2 access points to I-71 at both Hudson and Weber Rd.'s granting easy North-South highway access.  The area is about 7 minutes from downtown. 

Properties in the neighborhood range from below $20,000 through $85,000.  Some properties are a little higher, but it is not the norm.

Most rentals in the area are 2 or 3 bedroom single family homes that range from $450-$750/month + utilities.

The neighborhood has it's own website at http://www.greaterlinden.org/

A couple of facts from the Greater Linden Website:

Inception of Neighborhood: The community of Linden has its roots in a federal land grant issued in 1800. President John Adams gave 4000 acres of land to George Stevenson, M.D. of Wilmington, Delaware, in recognition of his military service during the American Revolution. The property was divided among Dr. Stevenson's descendants upon his death, and eventually the land became home to a number of prosperous farms.

Boundries: Greater Linden is bounded by Weber Road on the North, the Conrail right-of-way on both the West and the South (west of I-71 and south of Bonham Avenue respectively), and by Woodland Avenue on the East.

This means that many exciting things, such as the Ohio Exposition Center, the Ohio Historical Center, the Columbus Crew Stadium, the Four Corners Development project, and one of COTA's Vision 2020 rail corridors are all located within Greater Linden!