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This is a great 2 story, end unit condo in the Bethel Village complex.  This unit has great value with 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths.  There is a finished basement, 2 car attached garage, 1392 square feet, a nicely updated kitchen and a gas log fireplace.  The taxes for 2007 were $2778.  Th...

Well maintained 4 level split home in Sharon Woods subdivision.  This home has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, a 2 car attached garage, fireplace, built in 1973 and is 1856 square feet.  Fenced-in back yard, patio and wonderful landscaping.  Roof is only 3 years old.  Taxes for 2007 $2,066.  Utilities ...

Great lot, lots of trees and back yard privacy.  If you're a handy person this could be a super investment as well as a wonderful place to live and only $109,900.  This cape cod style home has 3 bedrooms and 1 full bath, there are 1210 square feet.  Appliances included are dishwasher and electric...

What a beautiful home all it needs are your things!  This home has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths and has 1269 square feet, there is a 2 car attached garage and a security system.  Taxes for the year 2007 were $1959.  Appliances included are dishwasher, electric range and microwave.   New laminate f...

 This home is ready to move in.  Neat and clean brick and stucco ranch on nearly an acre.  Full basement has a giant finished rec room with a beautiful brick fireplace.  Furnace recently updated to propane gas.  Hardwoods floors.  Covered porch.  Extra 2 car garage for the boat, cars, storage or ...

SHORT SALE.  You thought it meant how long it took me to sell you house, right?  Not so.  It means a house is selling for an amount not sufficient to pay off the mortgage...therefore it is selling "short".  Lenders are inundated with houses they have foreclosed or have taken a "deed in lieu" (of ...

Look at the Central Ohio sales data in the link below.  Ever wonder if time of year affects the value of your home?  No one denies were in a slump but look at the trend for 2008!  When sales prices normally go down, they are actually going up!  I've written previously that the number of homes on ...

   A little over half of the country thinks President-Elect Obama will be our savior and a little under half thinks he is the anti-Christ.  The truth is he is neither.  He is A young, intelligent, inexperienced leader who is going to need a lot of support from all of us.  Like him or not, he's wh...

Now what do we do? Every night for the last 6 months I've been plopped in front of the tube watching the drama of the presidential campaign.  I've learned so much about American politics. You don't have to meet any qualification or have any experience.  But, you do need a flashy presentation and ...

Exciting news! Columbus is one of the top cities in the nation as far as real estate is concerned.  If you think our market is bad... think again. Click on the link below and read the article. http://www.forbes.com/realestate/2008/10/10/cities-buck-economy-forbeslife-cx_ab_1010realestatebest_slid...