Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Columbus (43119), investors own about 713 tracked properties across 33 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $123,000. 159 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Acquisition pace is cooling: 159 properties bought in the last 12 months against roughly 313 the year before, down about 49%. Fewer buyers are competing per deal, which usually means more room to negotiate but a longer search for the right one.
The median investor purchase lands near $123,000. The gap between that median and the $310,000 average is the story here — a few outsized trades, with the real volume well underneath them.
90.6% of tracked activity in 43119 is buy & hold. Buy-and-hold capital prices for yield rather than resale margin, so rent support matters more to these buyers than after-repair comps.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 2001. At 8.9% pre-1980, this is comparatively new housing — lighter rehab, fewer legacy-systems surprises.
Across 43119, 33 active buyers account for approximately 713 investor-held properties. With about 4.8 purchases per buyer last year, the money here is concentrated in operators who buy continuously — worth identifying the top few before working the rest.
These numbers come from recorded purchases in this ZIP code, updated as new records land. They report what has already happened and are not a prediction or investment advice.