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"I wanted to say thank you again, so much, for all your hard work. I know that you really put a lot of time into this transaction and I really, really appreciate it. I'm so happy I got the house and it all worked out and I just wanted to say thanks again, you did a great job and i really appreciate it. I will put that on the survey when they send it to me.
If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to give me a call. I will refer every single person I know to you. I'm going to go get my dog and we're going to sit on the floor of our new house and have a glass of champaign.
Thanks a lot Joe" -- Michael Mamp
I was looking, as I do most every day, at which listings had just come on the market in different Columbus Neighborhoods. In looking at an Upper Arlington property that just came on the market for $1.7+MM, I noticed that there was no picture of the kitchen.
It’s a good looking home on the outside, 4–5,000 sq feet and, like all too many Upper Arlington homes for sale, looked like it hadn’t been updated in years — old drapes, wallpaper, etc.
Any kitchen has at least one good photo in it. People buy homes because of kitchens. We all spend a considerable amount of time in our kitchens and if we’re buying a home, we want to see the kitchen. Even if it is old and shabby, what is the space like, what is the view, is there room to eat in the kitchen, does it have an island, a pantry, decent lighting, is it open to another room
Nearly every buyer I have ever worked with wholeheartedly believes that no picture of the kitchen in the MLS means that the home’s kitchen must be a wreck. The Columbus MLS allows ten pictures to be uploaded. One of those had better be the kitchen.
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I was looking, as I do most every day, at which listings had just come on the market in different Columbus Neighborhoods. In looking at an Upper Arlington property that just came on the market for $1.7+MM, I noticed that there was no picture of the kitchen. 
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