What cash buyers have been doing here in the last 12 months.
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In Columbus (43081), investors own about 729 tracked properties across 28 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $145,000. 30 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Buying has slowed in 43081 — 30 purchases over 12 months versus about 202 the year before, off roughly 85%. Less competition per contract, but also fewer buyers to place one with.
The median investor-owned home was built around 1992. Just 2.8% was built before 1980, which keeps renovation scopes and disclosure burdens down.
Investor ownership in 43081 runs to roughly 729 properties, spread across 28 active buyers. Fewer than 1.1 purchases per buyer over the past year means buying is thinly spread, so breadth of outreach matters more than any one contact.
Investors here buy at a median of $145,000. With an average of $166,000, pricing is consistent across deals — few outliers in either direction.
The dominant play is buy & hold, at 95.7% of tracked activity. Buy-and-hold capital prices for yield rather than resale margin, so rent support matters more to these buyers than after-repair comps.
Counts and prices here are drawn from recorded investor purchases in this ZIP code and refresh with new records. They are a record of past activity, not a forecast or investment advice.