Who Is The Best Property Management Company in Columbus, Ohio?

[Patrick Sherwood]

Hello everyone, I live in California and I'm looking into buying a rental home in Columbus, Ohio. Does anyone have experience with a great company they would recommend? (Or a bad one to avoid?) Thanks! Pat

[Robert Ellis]

Originally posted by @Patrick Sherwood:

Hello everyone,

I live in California and I'm looking into buying a rental home in Columbus, Ohio. Does anyone have experience with a great company they would recommend? (Or a bad one to avoid?)
Thanks!
Pat

 Hi Pat, there are quite a few here in town. I would say a lot depends on the price point you are buying in. I think property management personally should be interviewed, just like contractors. Some property managers are great in a lower price point, some (even some from this site) that I've met with won't even manage below a certain rental amount per month (Say $500 per month minimum). I might be able to give you a few suggestions depending on where you are looking around Columbus. 

For the University District Area near Ohio State I'd look at Buckeye Real Estate or Northsteppe. Both have 1000s of units they own / manage. We have clients that use both and are happy with them. 

@John Cohen owns a larger complex in town and he mentioned to us that he just switched management and is happy with them. John, any suggestions based on your current experience?

I'll be careful not to give my opinion of certain property management companies, including some that are on Biggerpockets and are quite active. I have a very different opinion on management but I think most of them in town are lazy. I always recommend interviewing them and having more than 1 at a time. Having 2 working against each other was a suggestion from one of the Biggerpockets podcasts. I forget which one but one of the property owners had 3 managers he was testing at any one point. I'll private message you a few that I think are great. Hope this helps!