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Jason Appel
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Columbus Areas to buy Multifamily

Jason Appel
  • Investor
  • New York, NY
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Hello Columbus Investors/owners,

My partners and I are looking to target 30-100 unit buildings in Columbus and would love some direction on the best neighborhoods, as well as where to avoid. collectively, we have done all in NYC, and are looking to venture out of The tri-state.

Happy to connect and hop on a call to discuss.

Thank you all in advance,

Jason

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Marc Rice
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Every investor, agent, or resident will have their own opinions on the neighborhood grades. I think B and B-/C+ neighborhoods are the best for long term buy and holds because they have stable cash flow and appreciation. Some people prefer the more C class neighborhoods for stronger cash flow and more exponential appreciation (which I don't think is sustainable long term but who knows as affordable housing becomes in such demand).

Some of the neighborhood grading from my personal opinion is below:

B Class Neighborhoods

Grove City EAST (N: I-270 | E: I-71 | S: London Groveport Rd | W: Route 62)

Merion Village SOUTH - 43206/07 (N: Thurman Ave | E: Parsons Ave | S: E Morrill Ave | W: S Wall St)

Berwick (N: E Livingston | E: James Rd | S: I-70 | W: Alum Creek)

Olde Towne East NORTH (N: E Broad St | E: S Champion Ave | S: E Main St | W: I-71)

Franklin Park (N: E Broad St | E: Alum Creek | S: E Main St | W: Wilson Ave)

King-Lincoln Bronzeville SOUTH (N: E Long St | E: Taylor Ave | S: E Broad St | W: I-71)

Woodland Park SOUTH (N: Greenway Ave | E: Railroad east of Woodland Ave | S: Broad St | W: Taylor Ave)

Milo Grogan WEST (N: E 5th Ave | E: I-71 | S: I-670 | W: Railroad west of Cleveland Ave)

Franklinton MIDDLE (N: W Broad St | E: 315-N | S: Sullivant Ave | W: Glenwood Ave Railroad)

Fifth By Northwest/University View/Lincoln Heights (N: Kinnear Rd | E: Rt-315 | S: W 3rd Ave |

W: N Star/Glen Ave)

Weinland Park (N: E 11th Ave | E: Railroad east of Cromartie Ln | S: E 5th Ave | W: N High St) The Ohio State University EAST OF SUMMIT

The Ohio State University WEST OF SUMMIT

Old North Columbus/SOHUD/Tuttle Park/Glen Echo (N: Glen Echo Creek | E: Railroad east of N

4th St | S: W Lane Ave | W: Olentangy River)

Riverview/south of N. Broadway (N: N Broadway | E: I-71 | S: Ackerman Rd | W: Route 315)

Worthington EAST (N: I-270 | E: Railroad west of Huntley Rd | S: Chase Rd | W: N High)

South Clintonville/Clintonville/Whetstone/Indian Springs/Beechwold (N: Morse Rd | E:

Indianola Ave | S: Glen Echo Creek | W: Olentangy River)

Brookside Village/Woods/Estates/Colony (N: I-270 | E: Railroad east of Perry Park | S: W Dublin

Granville Rd | W: Sawmill Rd)

Northeast of Upper Arlington (Riverview/Cranbrook/The Knolls/Knolls West/Northcrest/Henderson Heights/Olentangy Commons/Misty Meadows/The Gables/Sycamore Hills/Olentangy Park

Dublin School Sliver, East of Scioto River (Sawmill Ravines/Hayden Falls/Crown Ridge/Sawmill Park/Greystone Mews/Dale Center/Meadowland Heights/Sunnydale Estates) Railyard/Hilliard Green/Sweetwater (N: Scioto Darby Rd | E: I-270 | S: I-70 | W: Spindler Rd) Hilliard

East of Hilliard: (N: Tuttle Rd | E: Scioto River | S: I-70 | W: I-270)

Blacklick

Gahanna

South of Powell (N: Jewett Rd | E: Route 315 | S: I-270 | W: Sawmill Rd)

Crosswoods

B-/C+ Neighborhoods:

Olde Towne East SOUTH (N: Bryden Rd | E: Wilson Ave | S: I-70 | W: Parsons Ave)

Southern Orchards NORTH - 43206 (N: E Livingston Ave | E: Linwood Ave | S: E Whittier St | W:

Parsons Ave)

Southern Orchards SOUTH - 43206 (N: E Whittier St | E: Lockbourne Rd | S: Thurman Ave | W:

Parsons Ave)

Driving Park (N: Livingston Ave | E: I-70 | S: E Whittier St | W: Linwood Ave)

Green Acres (N: I-70 | E: Kimball Pl | S: Livingston Ave | W: I-70)

Old Oaks (N: Mooberry St | E: Kimball Pl | S: E Livingston St | W: S Ohio Ave)

South of Main (N: E Main St | E: Alum Creek | S: I-70 | W: Wilson Ave)

Livingston Park (N: Mooberry St | E: Kimball Pl | S: E Livingston St | W: Parsons Ave)

Hungarian Village - 43207 (N: E Morrill Ave | E: Parsons Ave | S: E Woodrow Ave | W: S High St)

Franklinton NORTH (N: McKinley Ave | E: 315-N | S: W Broad St | W: Glenwood Ave Railroad)

Franklinton SOUTH (N: Sullivant Ave | E: 315-N | S: I-70 | W: Glenwood Ave Railroad)

Reeb-Hosack - 43207 (N: E Woodrow Ave | E: Parsons Ave | S: Hosack St | W: S High St)

Milo Grogan NORTH (N: E 11th Ave | E: I-71 | S: E 5th Ave | W: Railroad west of Cleveland Ave)

Eastgate (N: I-670 | E: Route-62 | S: E Broad St | W: Railroad east of Woodland Ave )

Woodland Park NORTH (N: I-670 | E: Railroad east of Woodland Ave | S: Greenway Ave | W: Taylor Ave)

Mount Vernon (N: I-670 | E: Taylor Ave | S: Atcheson St/Mount Vernon | W: I-71)

King-Lincoln Bronzeville NORTH (N: Atcheson St/Mount Vernon | E: Taylor Ave | S: E Long St |

W: I-71)

Sharon Heights (N: Cemetery Dr/Chase Rd | E: Indianola Ave | S: Morse Rd/W Rathbone | W:

Olentangy)

Greenbriar Farm (N: E Broad St | E: I-270 | S: E Main St | W: Big Walnut Creek)

Urban Crest (N: I-270 | E: Route 62 | S: Southwest Blvd | W: Lewis Center Way)

Grove City WEST (N: Southwest Blvd | E: Route 62 | S: Grove City Rd | W: Big Run South Rd)

Eastmoor NORTHWEST (N: E Broad St | E: James Rd | S: E Livingston St | W: S Gould Rd)

Broadleigh WEST (N: Railroad south of 5th Ave | E: James Rd | S: E Broad | W:

Stanwood/Roosevelt/Gould)

North Linden NORTH (N: E Cooke Rd | E: Cleveland Ave | S: E Broadway | W: I-71)

Clinton Estates

Maize-Morse

Salem Village (N: E Dublin Granville Rd | E: I-71 | S: Morse Rd | W: Railroad west of Sinclair Rd)

Forest Park/Woodward Park

Minerva Park

Devonshire/Northgate/Northern Woods

Northern Woods/Huber Ridge

C Class Neighborhoods:

Southwest Hilltop

Riverbend/Brookshire

Holly Hill/Georgian Heights

Valleyview/Hilltop NORTH (N: I-70 | E: I-70 | S: W Broad St | W: I-270)

Lincoln Village/New Rome

Southwest Columbus (N: Greenlawn Ave | E: Scioto River | S: I-270 | W: Brown Rd)

Grove City NORTH (N: I-270 | E: I-71 | S: Columbus St/Stringtown | W: Route 62)

Obetz

Brice

Blacklick Estates

Zimmer/Glenbrook/Eastland

South Side/Scioto Southland/Marion-Franklin/Alum-Crest Acres/South Alum Creek Steelton/Stambaugh-Elwood - 43207 (N: E Woodrow Ave | E: S Champion/Lockbourne | S: Frank Rd | W: Parsons/S High)

Vassor Village - 43207 (N: Thurman Ave | E: S Champion Ave | S: E Woodrow Ave | W: Parsons)

Innis Garden Village/Milbrook/North Alum Creek (N: Frebis Ave | E: Rt-33 | S: Rt-104 | W:

Lockbourne Rd)

Edgewood - 43207 (N: Frebis Ave | E: Lockbourne Rd | S: Marion Rd | W: S Champion)

Deshler Park (N: E Whittier St | E: Lockbourne Rd | S: Frebis Ave | W: Alum Creek Dr)

Mount Vernon (N: I-670 | E: Taylor Ave | S: Atcheson St/Mount Vernon | W: I-71)

Linwood/Leewood/Pine Hills (East of Berwick)

Beechwood/Shady Lane (East of Berwick)

Broadleigh EAST (N: Roosevelt Ave | E: Bernice Ln | S: E Broad | W: James Rd)

Whitehall

Reynoldsburg

West of Reynoldsburg

North Linden SOUTH (N: E Broadway | E: Cleveland Ave | S: Hudson Ave | W: I-71)

East Columbus Gateway (N: International Gateway | E: Stelzer Rd | S: Railroad south of Avalon

Pl | W: I-670)

South Linden (N: E Hudson St | E: Billiter Blvd | S: Railroad north of 5th Ave | W: I-71)

East Linden - Shepherd, Devon Tri, Amercrest, Brentnell, Argyle Pk)

Northeast Columbus

Milo Grogan EAST (N: Railroad south of E 11th Ave | E: Railroad west of Joyce Ave | S: I-670 |

W: I-71)

Franklinton NON-NIPPLE/South Franklinton (N: Scioto River | E: Rt-315 | S: Greenlawn Ave | W:

I-70)

C- Class Neighborhoods:

South Hilltop/South Central Hilltop/Central Hilltop (N: Broad St | E: Brown Rd | S: Eakin Rd | W:

S Hague Ave)

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