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One Question Cincinnati Patio Home Buyers Need To Ask

By Liz and Bill Spear

Real Estate Agent with Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com SAL.2002007747

August 17, 2014 10:44 AM

One Question Cincinnati Patio Home Buyers Need To Ask

Maybe you're moving from an area of the country where patio homes are common, and you KNOW that's exactly what you want when you move to Cincinnati. The low maintenance lifestyle homes. The ability to turn the key, lock the door and hit the highway for a long weekend, or even until snow season is over, and KNOW you don't have to worry about your home. Someone else will take care of the lawn until the next time you put the key in the lock.

So what's the ONE question you need to ask? The ONE question that might be the difference between finding the perfect Cincinnati area patio home for you and settling for something that might not really be the best you could have had?

Without further ado:

"Does the agent I plan to work with KNOW patio homes?".

We mean, REALLY know them. Not just where one or two patio home communities are, but a deep down, THOROUGH understanding of patio homes from the Ohio River to the south of Dayton?

Do they know who the builders are?

Do they know what you get for your dollar?

Do they know where those little pockets of maintenance free living are hidden inside of bigger communities?

Which ones have pools, tennis courts, access to bike trails?

Where to find the 55+ community if that suits your lifestyle?

Because here's what we hear over and over from potential Cincinnati patio home buyers after they search the Internet:

"You two are EVERYWHERE I searched for patio homes! Websites, Pinterest, you just keep coming up!"

And you want to know a secret? You keep finding us over and over even without us putting out EVERYTHING we know about patio homes. We save some information exclusively for the buyers that pick up the phone and hire us.

And just in case you change your mind about wanting a patio home, we've made sure we've developed the expertise to help you with other low maintenance homes. Condos, landominiums, townhomes and yes, we can even help you if you decide to buy a "regular" home!

So are you ready to get started with a Cincinnati patio home search? Give us a call at 513-520-5305 and let's chat about what you want and how we can help you find it! Whether you want to look now, or a year from now, we're here to help. We're not high pressure, just high service!

Serving the Cincinnati to Dayton corridor patio home niche,

Liz and Bill aka BLiz

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Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

We have a number of patio home communities here. However, most are 55 years and over.

Of course, the builders gain in tax benefits when building senior communities.

Aug 17, 2014 09:36 PM

Joe Pryor

The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK

REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

On issue that needs to be made known is that typically patio home subdivisions are zero lot lines. I have seen instances where a neighbor will not allow access to the veneer side of the lot, so be sure to see what is in the HOA that deals with access.

Aug 17, 2014 09:57 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Lenn, Just one 55+ community in the Cincinnati area, another in the Dayton area.

Joe, No worries with that here. Our patio homes aren't zero lot lines. While the lots are usually pretty small, there's still adequate space to walk down the sides on your own property.

Aug 17, 2014 10:09 PM

Margaret Woda

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD

Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

None of these in the immediate Crofton area, but I think they're a great concept. As Lenn mentioned, the patio homes in this region tend to be 55+ communities.

Aug 17, 2014 10:15 PM

Suzanne Otto

Six Twenty Designs - Lansdale, PA

Your Montgomery County PA home stager

Call Bliz for all your patio home buying needs!

Aug 17, 2014 10:25 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Margaret, In actual demographics, the patio home communities skew to the 55+ age group even when they don't formally declare it. But we do see a mix, single professionals that don't want the hassle of lawn care and don't want an apartment/condo, smaller families, etc.

Suzanne, And we'd be happy to help!

Aug 17, 2014 10:37 PM

Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

No doubt in my mind that Liz and Bill Spear can provide the information needed in making the decision on a patio home, or any home available in their area.

Aug 17, 2014 10:59 PM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Wow, why ask questions when BLiz are the encyclopedia of patio homes in Cincinnati?! call them now!

Aug 17, 2014 11:03 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Roger, We just need the opportunity!

Ginny, We've put a lot of effort into fully identifying and understanding the patio home niche for our market. There are many different possible patio home communities to consider, but first buyers need to have an agent that can identify them and make the match.

Aug 17, 2014 11:41 PM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Liz and Bil. That is an important question: the most important one for sure.

Aug 18, 2014 12:52 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Sheila, It can make a huge difference in knowing ALL a buyer's options. Until our MLS clearly identifies patio homes as a separate category, it's strictly up to the individual agent to know where they are.

Aug 18, 2014 01:05 AM

Sharon Paxson

Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach Real Estate

Good Morning Liz and Bill, it is important for a buyer to utilize an agent who understands and kows all the intricacies of the areas, and who the builder is, amenities, etc. Good post!!

Aug 18, 2014 01:35 AM

Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME

Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Needing a key and locking the door. Interesting. Have a daughter home from Bogota Columbia a city of 7 million who went to college in NYC. Raised in the land of no locked doors, keys in the vehicles in the yard. But who locked the doors on a lake home that made me smile. It is a new habit, necessary where she lives. But not in Northern Maine.

Aug 18, 2014 01:40 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Sharon, Thanks! Some homes a general practitioner is adequate, but patio homes are a niche that needs the specialization.

Andy, Your daughter has the globetrotting covered! I'd expect the crime rate to very small in northern Maine, not many people, and the people that are there know each other. A lot positive to be said for that.

Aug 18, 2014 01:57 AM

Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Goes without saying, Bill, Liz - you surely know lot more about Patio homes in your neighborhood.

Aug 18, 2014 04:47 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Praful, It's very handy to be able to mentally go through all the patio home communities and know which ones fit when talking to buyers.

Aug 18, 2014 08:15 PM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Liz and Bill are the experts on patio homes in Cincinnati!

Aug 18, 2014 08:50 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Kat, We keep looking for new developments or hidden pockets that have escaped notice. Amazing what you can find using Google maps to scour an area!

Aug 18, 2014 10:10 PM

Amy Steele Realtor SRS CNE NHS MRP LUXE epro

JPAR Real Estate - North Richland Hills, TX

Principal, Amy Steele Estates Group LLC

I have done blogs where agents have called me for information on homes that their buyers asked about. Why would they not just call me? LOL.

My sister up that way may be looking for a house. I have told her about you guys for when they are serious about buying. Hope you are well.

Aug 19, 2014 05:23 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Amy, All is well here! It was a slower start to the year but kicking into overdrive over the last few months. Would of course be happy to help your sister if she's like! We've had buyers call the listing agent direct with questions, and we're okay with that as long as they call us for the heavy lifting and they don't forget to keep the conversations strictly to the house so they don't lose any leverage!

Aug 19, 2014 05:29 AM