All Forum Posts by: Austin Freeman

Hi BP,

I have a 6 bedroom student rental near the Ohio State campus that I am ready to sell. My predicament is the tradeoffs between selling by owner or hiring an agent.

The main reason for selling myself would of course be to save on commission, but I am also two hours away in Cleveland. The home is currently fully occupied and doesn't need any staging/ improvements. This was my first property and I've never sold a home before, so I wanted to get a feel for how feasible this may be if I'm willing to do the legwork. Any and all comments are greatly appreciated! Thank you

@Remington Lyman do you rent that to students now?

@Zeke Liston I don't, I'm actually back in Cleveland. Working on a complete rehab in my hometown right now.

Great to see you're looking at house hacking! I bought a 6 bed SFH when I was a Junior at OSU and I moved out after just after I graduated. I used a 3.5% down FHA loan, which might be beneficial in your case as well.

The house is in the University District, which is a bit northeast of campus and about a 5 minute bike ride to the business campus. The street that I bought on is seeing some heavy renovations and it attracts mostly graduate students due to the low-key neighborhood.

Hello BP,

I have one property in the Columbus, Ohio area near the university and am looking to expand. To make operations a little smoother, I am looking for someone who can perform potential tenant showings. I'm not sure this service alone is something to be offered, but I would also be interested in any property management opportunities.

Thank you!

@Willard Blair I've been using Cozy for almost three years now and I absolutely love it. I only use the rent collection and maintenance request features right now. Like others have said, it takes about 7 days for payments to hit your bank account. Tenants can also set up automatic payments if both parties are comfortable with that.

Does anyone know of a property manager that is using Propertyware management software? We would like to discuss their procedures and possibility of providing backup services for our property manager.

@Suny Capezzuto small world, I am from North Royalton too!

Welcome to the site @Nick Sinur and Sarah

@Ryan Arth Thanks Ryan, I'll call them today and try them out on the next load. I'm using Pete and Pete right now but I'd like to get a feel for DeScenzos too.

@James Wise

Awesome, I'll give these a try.

Thanks James, I appreciate that!