"You scored a lot of points with us when you answered my specific questions straight up without any BS. I think other Realtors would have told us what they thought we wanted to hear." - Brad Rosser
"As a first-time homebuyer, I was nervous about the entire process. Step by step, Joe made it easy and fun. His expertise in the Columbus real estate market is a tremendous asset. He is highly recommended!" - Nicolette Horan
"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
How nice it is to have some outside affirmation of our fair city's intelligence.
While it’s much easier for me and others to criticize the City of Columbus for Real Estate related dos and dont’s, I also enjoy giving Columbus props when we make the National spotlight in same way. My hope is that anyone considering Moving to Columbus, Ohio will find that it’s a rich, vibrant city. Usually, it’s some inane list of Best Cities to …. but today, thanks to Andrew Miller, I see that Columbus is in the top 15 smartest cities as ranked by Smarter Cities, a project of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Their self-description…Smarter Cities, a project of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a non-profit 501(c)(3), is a multimedia web initiative whose mission is to foster a little friendly competition (see Annual Cities Research and Rankings below) as well as provide a forum for exploring the progress American cities are making in environmental stewardship and sustainable growth.
Mostly, they talk about Mayor Coleman’s downtown housing initiative and Columbus’ plan, “to be the bicycling capital of the country. The Bicentennial Bikeways Plan, finalized in May 2008, calls to double the city’s 50 miles of biking lanes and trails by 2012, when the city celebrates its bicentennial. By 2018, the city plans to add another 200 miles for biking by connecting greenways and activity centers…”
Genuine Chris Johnson
July 15th, 2009
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Good job obtaining PR5. Came through when I saw your fb post.
I don’t know how ’smart,’ we will be. I hope that we don’t get light rail, the rest of the issues I’m indifferent about.
-CJ