Finding Duplexes, Tri's & Quad's in Columbus....

[Brandon Miller]

Hello, everyone. Question, are most of the duplexes, triplexes and quads in Columbus area in less than desirable areas? I've been hoping to find a duplex in an eastern suburb area that my wife would be okay with living in, to house hack our way into home ownership and investing but not seeing anything in decent areas at all. I was told by a real estate agent that most of the good ones are held on to. 

[Devin Mills]

Brandon I am in the same boat as you.  Currently looking at duplexes in an area my fiance would feel safe in and found our first one pop up in our price range ($250K or less).   It's in Worthington for list of 250K and has 1 side rented for $1075/month.  Even if it is in a B to B+ area, I can't get myself to move away from the 1% rule for rental price/list price.