About Franklin County, OH

Homes located in walkable neighborhoods may be more valuable that homes located in car-dependent areas. Higher levels of walkability, determined by its walk score, may be increasing the value of the home. The higher the walk score, the higher the home value. The location of restaurants, schools, libraries, banks and retail shops are some of the amenities which help determine the homes walk score. It is possible that a one-point increase in a walk score could increase the sale value of a home from $700 up to $3000, depending on the market.

Exterior Lighting - It should catch your eye, not blind you. Flashing lights and lawn figures may keep your prospective buyers from seeing the true charm and value of your home. Keep it simple. Simple white lights in moderation can compliment your home and make it feel festive and welcoming.

Christmas Tree - For those with a smaller home, you may want to rethink putting up that tree. Prospective buyers are looking at the amount of space they have to work with. A tree can create the illusion of less space. Natural lighting can create the illusion of more space, so don't block windows with a tree or any large decorations.

Interior Decorations - Leave most of those decoration in the box. Too many knick-knacks, lights and/or displays will distract the prospective buyer. The abundance of decorations can make a room appear smaller and the prospective buyer may spend time judging your displays instead of looking at your home.

Holiday Scents - One of the most popular scents is always Vanilla. Other favorite scents for the holiday season include cinnamon, pumpkin spice and spruce.

After The Holidays - Holiday decoration should be taken down and stored by January. Leaving your directions up for an extended period of time may give the impression that you do not take the time to maintain your home. Rule of thumb: All decoration should be removed within a few days after the holiday

Worthington Homes for Sale

If you are looking for a new home I know about many of them before they are available on the MLS. There is no fee to use a Realtor to buy a home.

If you are selling your home, I have an extensive backround in sales and will use that knowledge and experience to market your home to a larger audience. As well as being a realtor I was a fulltime firefighter which has helped build my work ethic and discipline to service my clients to the best of my ability.

My passion is exceeding my customers expectations and finding the perfect community for them.

Worthington Real Estate

My areas of expertise include sales tactics, negotiation skills, online marketing, effectively communicating and I am a people person. I will go above and beyond all expectations. I am also very familiar with the following communities.

Dublin Westerville New Albany Hilliard Lewis Center Columbus Worthington Reynoldsburg Grove City

Foreclosure properties

REO Services

BPO Services

HUD Homes

Please feel free to contact me at 614-917-7848 or ben@goldengaterealestate.org .

Ben Sellers

Warning: Mold In 2 Featured HUD Homes

Do you read the property disclosures on the HUD Website? You probably noticed that many Columbus HUD Homes seem to be effected by mold.

Mold occurs frequently in Ohio, especially, if the inside of a house gets wet and there is not enough air circulation. Minor mold damage can be remedied by drying out the house, removing any damaged drywall, and treating the effected areas. A full blown mold remediation, however, can be costly and may take some time to complete. Mold may also prevent you from getting FHA financing.

Two of the Columbus houses featured below have some mold damage. We put them at the end of the list and recommend that you don't waste your time seeing these homes, if you are not prepared to deal with the mold remediation process!

The HUD homes in Grove City on Big Run Ridge and the one in Obetz on Millstone are almost in move in condition. They even come with appliances. The HUD home in Worthington needs some TLC, but it's a great deal, just behind Worthington Killbourne High School.

Now let's take a look at 5 Columbus HUD Homes - the first one is in Worthington.

1564 Grayling Ct, Worthington, OH
3BR/2.5BA 1,648 sqft Asking $122,000

3776 Millstone Rd, Columbus, OH
3BR/2.0 BA 1,496 sqft Asking $104,000

2421 Big Run Ridge Blvd, Grove City, OH
4BR/2.5BA 1,780 sqft Asking $125,000

1011 Drayson Dr, Galloway, OH
MOLD, 4BR/2.5BA 2,478 sqft Asking $95,000

639 Chuck Wagon Dr, Galloway, OH
MOLD 3BR/1.5BA 1,200 sqft Asking $85,000

Call me today at (614) 975-9650 to schedule a showing!

Thanks for reading our Columbus HUD Homes Blog
Posted by: Susanne Novak, ABR, FIS, GRI
Columbus Realtors specializing in
HUD Homes, Shortsales, Investment Real Estate
(614) 975-9650

Columbus was 1 of the 24 metropolitan areas studied. Columbus showed a rise in home values in the 3^rd quarter this year compared to the 3^rd quarter of last year. Home values rose in some out of the way places you might not expect such as Groveport, Hebron and Johnstown. But, there was a drop in value in areas such as Upper Arlington Worthington and Dublin. A few central Ohio real estate agents agree that the housing prices are starting to stabilize throughout the Columbus area.