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r/Columbus•
FiloRen

Looking for realtor recommendations

REQUEST

I am looking for glowing realtor recommendations. We haven’t had a great experience with our current realtor and we’re looking for someone who:

  • has worked in Columbus for many years
  • has construction or inspection experience. Someone who can point out potential red flags, cost estimates, things to watch out for, etc
  • won’t pressure me
  • ethical
  • responsive
  • understanding that I’m waiting for the perfect house for me, and not willing to settle. I don’t want someone who judges me as a picky millennial first time home buyer
  • bonus if they are connected in the Olde Town East, Franklinton or Bexley areas

Our current realtor is not cutting it. She wasted our time on several showings by not letting us know of disclosures sent to her ahead of time that she should’ve known would be deal breakers for us (like lawn flooding issues, basement flooding, etc), and she minimizes my concerns about foundation/structural issues or basement moisture when we’re seeing houses. She is high pressure sales after we go see a house, and I don’t like it.

Posted Jan 10, 2019, 2:46 AM UTC

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alphabetspacemanYe Olde Towne East•

Tyler Devoll Coldwell Banker King Thompson

Chris Dutton RZ Realty

Both have done a great job for us in the past, very responsive.

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secretpenguin•

Hit up Joni Bowman. Absolutely phenomenal agent.

https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/oh/dublin/team/joni-bowman-group/tid_2510/

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bessie1026•

If you want Bexley, prepare to deal with basement flooding. Especially less expensive homes to the south and some in central Bexley. Research Alum creek floodplain. The basement doctor does lots of business here. Homeowners expect to redo their basements every so many years. My former boss lived south of Broad and was flooded twice in seven years. She wanted Bexley schools and this was the trade off.

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darkcat12•

My fiancé and I used Modern Columbus Reality. Our realtor Erin was fantastic. This was our first house and she helped us every step of the way.

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Mervatbishy•

Hello, I am sorry for your bad experience. My name is Mervat Bishy my website is www.mervat.toothmanjacob.com. My cell 614-345-8730. Feel free to call me and with my experience and the team I have behind me will do our best answer any questions you might have.

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aGrlHasNoUsername•

Justin Hamilton. He's just incredibly awesome and knowledgable. You won't regret it. https://www.plowmanproperties.com/meet-our-team/

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spennyjoArtemus-Peppermint District•

We used Jonathan Tomko & Rachel Alley with KW for our place in German Village (husband/wife team). Had to buy a house moving from CA and it was a great experience. They live in Bexley, so they’ll know the area where you’re looking.

Also have to recommend our mortgage consultant, Tim Bullock with Union Home Mortgage. I tell all of my friends to work with him!

Good luck!

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5p33di3Polaris•

I don't have a suggestion, just wanted to give you a heads up.

When we dropped our realtor for similar issues she freaked out and called us several times over the next few days and ended with leaving a very unprofessional voicemail.

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smilinglynx•

We used Josh Detty through HER. He and his wife work as a team. I know they've done renovations on their own home. We've bought two homes in Columbus with their help and we love them! ETA link: https://www.herrealtors.com/JoshDetty

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watson399Blacklick•

Matt Roehrenbeck, great wealth of knowledge and will let you know if something isn’t right. He helped us find our perfect home in no time. https://www.remax.com/realestateagentoffice/columbus-oh-43219-mattroehrenbeck-id11906057.html

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poblanoglow•

I wish I had more people in my life looking for houses so that I could recommend Josh Uminski.

I made 11 offers on houses with one realtor over the course of 8 weeks or so. I switched to Josh and had an accepted offer within 10 days. He is super knowledgeable and will help you every step of the way.

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cjlee89Polaris•

We used David Fairman at The Realty Firm and couldn’t have been happier. In fact, we dealt with a few people there during the showing process and all were excellent. As first time home buyers, we only used them for buying.

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