Can you determine the condition of a Columbus HUD Home before you go out to take a look?
Yes, you can! HUD has every property inspected and publishes a so-called Property Condition Report for each of their listings. These are very detailed reports you can use to get an excellent picture of the condition of a Columbus HUD Home.
Let me show you how to read the Property Condition Report. As an example I want to use our featured condo on 3005 Seeger St, Grove City, 43228. Here is the property detail page.
The top of the page states the case number, address, appraised value, list price and other important facts about the property. When you scroll down the page, you will see two yellow bars indicating that this is a new listing and that it is available for bidding by owner occupants only.
Just above the 2nd yellow bar is a line item titled “Property Condition” with a link to a pdf file called “Property Condition Report PCR Part 1”. Here is the link to the PCR for 3005 Seeger St, Columbus OH 43228.
This 19 page document gives a detailed description of the property condition. It starts out with the address, case number and picture, the date the inspection was completed and the name of the inspector. Next you see the Table of Contents, the Inspection Requirements, and finally the actual inspection Report Summary.
On page 6 the report gives a quick summary of the overall condition of the property (this one is in excellent condition). It states that only the dishwasher is there, all other appliances are missing. The report also lists which utility companies service this property.
Further into the report you can read which Furnace, A/C unit, water heater, electric panel etc. are present.
The Property Condition Report is especially helpful when you are trying to evaluate a Columbus HUD Home that needs substantial repairs. We suggest you read the report before you invest a lot of time on the road inspecting properties. HUD is doing the property inspection for YOU – with significantly more information about the conditon of the home than you will find for most other Columbus Houses offered for sale.
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Posted by: Susanne Novak, ABR, FIS, GRI
Columbus Realtors specializing in
HUD Homes, Shortsales, Investment Real Estate
(614) 975-9650
