How selling to us works in Columbus
Tell us about the house
The address is enough to start in Columbus. If you know the condition, the roof age or
what is owed, that gets us to a firmer number faster.
Get a written offer in 24 hours
A real number on paper, with the comparable sales and the repair estimate it came
from. No obligation and nothing to sign.
You pick the closing date
Seven days if you need it, ninety if you do not. We buy as-is, cover standard closing
costs, and take the house with whatever is still in it.
The Columbus market, by the numbers
From our own transaction records and HUD data for Columbus ZIP codes.
Updated 2026-08-27.
Columbus · OH
3 bed / 1 bathTypical home we buy
1,317 sq ftMedian size
28 daysMedian days on market
$1,535/moHUD Fair Market Rent, 3BR
8ZIP codes we buy in
Across the Columbus properties in our records, the median time on market is 28 days. A cash sale skips that window entirely — there is no listing period, no showings, and no financing contingency that can collapse at day 30.
HUD sets Fair Market Rent for a 3-bedroom in Columbus at $1,535/month. That number is why we can pay cash here: many of these homes work as long-term rentals for us, so we are not dependent on reselling quickly to make the numbers work.
Delinquent taxes and the county land bank
Delinquent taxes get paid from the proceeds. If the county has already started forfeiture there is a hard deadline involved, so tell us early and we will check where it actually stands.
Winter vacancy is the most common damage we see
A vacant house through one heating season is how most of the water damage in this region happens. Burst supply lines are routine for us and disqualifying for a mortgage buyer.
ZIP codes we buy in around Columbus
4320343204432064321143219432234322443228
That is 8 ZIP codes across Columbus — including 43203, 43204, 43206 and 43211. Not listed? We still look at it — Ohio deals outside these ZIPs come through regularly.
What homes are actually selling for in Columbus
Here are 273 recorded Columbus sales from our comparable-sales database. Every number below is what someone actually paid — not an estimate, and not our opinion of your house.
Recorded sales · Columbus
$120,000Median sale price
$124Median per sq ft
273Sales analysed
1948Median year built
Quartiles put Columbus at $95,000 and $199,000. That gap, not the median, is what a walkthrough is for.
Recorded sales in our own comparable-sales database for these ZIP
codes. Sale prices reflect what buyers paid for homes in their condition at the time —
they are not an appraisal of your property and not an offer.
Columbus by ZIP code
We underwrite by ZIP, not by city. Here is what each one looks like in our data:
Look at the gap between 43228 ($202,500) and 43223 ($104,062). Same city, roughly 95% apart. Anyone quoting you a citywide price per square foot is not looking at your block.
Sale figures are medians of recorded sales in our comparable-sales
database; rent is HUD Fair Market Rent for that ZIP. A dash means we do not hold enough data
for that ZIP to publish a number we would stand behind.
Neighborhoods we buy in around Columbus
Also buying in
We buy across Columbus, including these. We do not hold a mapped boundary for them, so rather than estimate a median we show the ZIP each one sits in — and the per-ZIP medians are in the table further up this page.
- Arena District 43223
- Argyle Park 43219
- Berwick 43206
- Brentnell Park 43219
- Brewery District 43206
- Briggsdale 43223
- Brookshire 43204
- Cherry Creek 43228
- Civic Center 43206
- Clinton Estates 43224
- Clintonville 43224
- Discovery District 43203
- Downtown 43206
- Eastgate 43219
- Fort Hayes 43203
- Franklin Park 43219
- Franklinton 43223
- Georgian Heights 43228
- German Village 43206
- Glen Echo 43211
- Hilltop 43204
- Holly Hill 43228
- Holtzman-Main 43206
- Hungarian Village 43206
Neighborhood boundaries from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sale figures are medians of recorded sales in our own comparable-sales database for those boundaries — they describe the area, not your house, and they are not an offer.
What that means for an offer in Columbus
Every legitimate cash offer is the same four-line calculation. Here it is run on the median Columbus sale price, so you can see the shape of it before anyone calls you.
This is an illustration, not an offer on your house. Your repair number is the line that moves most. A house that only needs cosmetics lands well above this; one with structural or mechanical work lands below. Ask any buyer to show you their four lines.
If your house is in good condition, this is also the calculation that tells you to
list it instead. We will say so. The full breakdown of
how the offer is built covers where the line falls.
How a closing actually works in Ohio
Ohio closings go through a title agency, and several municipalities here require a point-of-sale inspection with funds escrowed at closing until violations are corrected. County treasurers also run delinquent tax certificate sales, which puts a hard clock on some properties.
On our side the sequence is the same every time: title search, payoff figures ordered on
any existing mortgage, liens and municipal balances identified, then funds and deed recorded.
Nothing about a cash sale skips title work — what it skips is the lender, the appraisal
and the financing contingency, which is where most retail contracts on Columbus houses
actually die.
General information about how these transactions typically proceed, not
legal or tax advice. Your closing agent or attorney is the authority on your specific file.
Our offer versus listing it in Columbus
The listing timeline is the median days on market for Columbus in our own records, plus a typical financed closing. Commission is the customary 6% and varies by agreement.
Three days to change your mind
If you accept an offer, you have three days after signing to walk away for any reason
at all, with nothing owed and no explanation needed. We would rather lose a deal than
have someone feel cornered into one.
Sometimes you should not sell to us
If the house is in good shape and you are not in a hurry, listing it will almost
always net you more than we can offer. That is not us being modest — we buy at a
discount because we take on the repairs, the carrying costs and the risk.
We will tell you when that is your situation. It is a faster conversation for both of
us than pretending otherwise.
Why Columbus sellers call us
Most people who reach out are not shopping for the highest number — they are solving
something with a deadline attached. These pages cover what changes in each case:
A sale date does not have to mean a foreclosure on your record.
We buy through probate and can wait for the letters.
A clean date and a clean split of the proceeds.
Occupied is fine. You do not have to remove anyone first.
These get paid out of the proceeds at closing.
Fire, water, structural — we price it, you do not repair it.
Who you will be dealing with
Trevor McAmis
Owner & Acquisitions Lead, Restar Acquisitions. (313) 710-6129 · More about us
Every offer on this site is underwritten by a person, not a form. If the
numbers do not work for you, say so and I will tell you what would.
Other Ohio markets we buy in
We buy across Ohio, not just Columbus. Each of these has its own sale prices, ZIP breakdown and rent data published the same way:
Common questions from Columbus sellers
- The house has been vacant through a winter. Do you still want it?
- Yes. Frozen and burst pipes are one of the most common things we see, and the resulting water damage is exactly what removes retail buyers from the pool.
- How fast can you close in Columbus?
- Typically 7-14 days once title is clear, because there is no lender underwriting. For comparison, the median Columbus listing in our records sits 28 days before it is even under contract, and closing runs another 30-45 days after that.
- What about delinquent property taxes?
- Delinquent taxes get paid from the sale proceeds. If the county has already begun forfeiture there is a deadline involved, so tell us early and we will check where it actually stands.
- What fees or commissions will I pay?
- None. There is no agent commission, no listing fee, and we cover standard closing costs. The number on the offer is what you net, minus any existing mortgage payoff or liens.
- Written offer within 24 hours
- Any condition — no repairs, no cleaning
- No commissions; we cover standard closing costs
- You pick the closing date
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