Investor purchase activity, drawn from the last 12 months of records.
Data last updated
In Columbus (43017), investors own about 789 tracked properties across 28 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $141,000. 61 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Acquisition pace is cooling: 61 properties bought in the last 12 months against roughly 572 the year before, down about 89%. Fewer buyers are competing per deal, which usually means more room to negotiate but a longer search for the right one.
Strategy here skews to buy & hold, which accounts for 89.8% of tracked deals. Because these buyers underwrite to cash flow, a credible rent figure moves a deal further than a renovation estimate.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1990. Only about 10.2% predates 1980, so the stock skews newer and rehab scopes tend to be lighter.
There are 28 buyers paying cash in 43017 today, against a standing position of about 789 properties. Each averaged under 2.2 purchases over the last 12 months, so the pool is broad rather than concentrated: more names to work, with less riding on any single relationship.
Typical deal size in 43017 sits around $141,000. An average of $319,000 against that median means a handful of large purchases are skewing the mean. Use the median when you price, or you will aim high and lose the middle of the market.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this ZIP code and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.