The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 provides that you can exclude the gain on the sale of a home so long as the home is sold after 6 May 1997 and the taxpayer lived in the home for two of the past five years. The maximum amount of gain that can be excluded is $250,000, […]
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Dealing with Short Sales / Foreclosures in Your Neighborhood
How do you deal with Foreclosures (and unattended short sale listings) in your neighborhood? Home values across the country have been affected by our country’s current economic climate. Values in in most parts of Columbus are down an average 10-12%, taking the values back to 2005 levels. The President and Congress are fighting […]
Think You’re Ready To Buy A Home? A Home Purchase Plan
Get your house in order before you start shopping for a home. Here’s what you need to do, and when. Buying a home is a complicated process, and it can be particularly daunting for the first-timer. The following timeline starts one year before you hope to start seriously shopping for a home. This is an […]
Home Sweet Homeownership Tax Breaks
Homeownership comes with many benefits not the least of which are the home related expenses you can deduct. Along with the joy of ownership, come some important new tax considerations. Everyone knows that owning a home is the American dream, but did you know that borrowing to pay for one is a taxpayer’s dream? As […]
Condo Association Blanket Insurance May Not Cover All Losses
Many condo buyers and even some owners are under the false impression that their association’s insurance policy, which they pay for as part of their monthly maintenance fees, is an all inclusive policy and that they are fully insured. In fact they are not as in the overwhelming majority of cases, association policies do not […]
Welcome to Jason Opland & The Opland Group’s Blog! Columbus Real Estate News!
Hello Columbus Residents (& Beyond!)~ My name is Jason Opland and I’d like to welcome you to my blog “Columbus Real Estate News“. This will be an inside look at the always exciting Columbus, Ohio real estate market. For over 15 years, I have specialized in helping clients buy and sell homes in Columbus and […]
