Territory or House? The 4% Rate One Buyer Missed Chasing the “Right” Suburb | No Contingencies Ep. 3

No Contingencies: the real spiel on every deal. In Episode 3, we answer the questions buyers keep asking us: new build or pre-existing? HOA or no HOA? House or territory? We get into why location beats the perfect house, how one single buyer passed on a flip and a roughly 4% rate (with grant funds) while chasing a specific suburb, and why that same buyer is now facing a 7.5% rate environment. We also look at where we’d send a relocation client, whether Columbus can really support million-dollar suburban homes (and what you get for the money, like 10 to 15 acres), which home trends should stay or die, how to spot a bad flip in seconds, and whether Columbus will ever get real public transit. If you’re buying in Central Ohio, or just love a good hot take on real estate, this one’s for you. Chapters 0:00 Welcome back: the real spiel on every deal 0:14 New build or pre-existing home? 2:50 HOA or no HOA? 3:09 Our favorite feature in a house 4:03 House or territory? 5:32 Walkability and why people pay for Clintonville 6:09 Interest rates and who can actually move 7:58 Where we’d point a relocation buyer (Lewis Center, Delaware, Hilliard) 10:25 Farmland, builders, and the future of the suburbs 11:33 Can Columbus support million-dollar homes? 13:47 Why buy a $1M+ house in the suburbs? 17:24 Home trends: what stays, what dies 20:26 How to spot a bad flip 22:42 The best flips we’ve seen 24:05 The buyer who missed a 4% rate 26:23 Is walkability real in the Columbus suburbs? 27:49 Public transit: will Columbus ever become a metro? 30:18 Data centers, trains, and giving back 34:46 Wrap-up and what’s next #ColumbusOhio #ColumbusRealEstate #HomeBuying #RealEstatePodcast #HouseFlipping #NoContingencies