First Time in Columbus, OH – Weekend Scouting Trip & Hoping to Connect!

[Rebecca Cho]

Hey everyone,

I'm doing a scouting trip to Columbus, Ohio this weekend (driving in from NJ so it's a long drive). I’d love any tips or feedback on my plans below to help make the most of the scouting trip. 

Also, it's my first time ever in Columbus & I’m a total newbie real estate investor, so any local insights would be super helpful.

Planning to:

- Tour a few listings with realtor + check out open houses

- Drive around different neighborhoods to get a feel for them (we’re staying in Dublin, but not focused there)

- Visit SFH rental communities and new home developments (Ryan Homes, Pulte, Khov, etc.)

- Narrow down which areas & property types best align with our investment goals (likely SFH or small multifamily)

Also hoping to connect with anyone while in town (May 3–5, Saturday to Monday). If you’re a local investor, lender, contractor, property manager, etc and open to a quick 15-min coffee, I’d love to connect.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any feedback, neighborhood recs, or want to connect, I’d really appreciate it!

Thanks in advance,
Rebecca

[Samuel Diouf]

That's great that you're scouting out the market! 

When you're touring neighborhoods... for cash-flow, I would into areas up north like Linden and areas on the west side of Columbus, like Franklinton and Hilltop.

Linden is seeing a large amount of investment activity within residential 1-4 unit properties and newly developed facilities, which were ignited by the ONE Linden Plan. With new construction and renovations going on, on almost every block.

In Franklinton there are plenty of large projects going on that will bring massive growth to the west side of Columbus, such as the Peninsula Development, which is a multiphase project that will erect a 24 story apartment complex featuring a grocery store, a multi use office space building, and a new hotel featuring a two-story venue.