When you are looking for HUD Homes you need to know that a private company called “National Home Management Solutions” or NHMSI is handling all HUD home sales in the State of Ohio. As a buyer you can’t work with them directly – you need to be represented by a real estate agent.
A competent HUD Realtor can help you through the paperwork jungle that comes with buying a house from the government. A good agent will get you the best deal available.
If you just started with your search you should check the following places to find HUD Homes. We suggest you search:
NHMSI Website
This is the most up-to-date place for finding HUD homes. You can search by County, ZIP code or City and download all the property information, including a condition report and the HUD mortgagee letter. Go to www.nhmsi.com to start your search.
Columbus MLS
You can find HUD listings on the Columbus MLS. Unfortunately, this information is sometimes out of date. An offer may have been accepted on a home, while the MLS listing has not been updated. Furthermore, you will need the help of an agent to search for information in the property description, such as the term “HUD Owned”.
Columbus HUD Maps
We decided to implement a FREE service to make it easier for home buyers to search for HUD homes. When you subscribe to the email newsletter at the end of this post you get a weekly Columbus HUD Home Map. We take the latest information from NHMSI’s website when listings are updated every Friday and publish all homes on a Google map. It is much easier to search for HUD homes on a map, and you can still link to the same information published by NHMSI.
Check it out now. You’ll be suprised how easy it is to search for Columbus HUD Homes on a Google map.
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Posted by: Susanne Novak, ABR, FIS
Specializing in HUD Homes, Shortsales, Investment Real Estate
(614) 975-9650
