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14 Feb
Buying a home

Finding the Best Realtor in Columbus Ohio: Your Essential Guide

Posted by author-avatar David Barlow
October 22, 2024
Are you looking for the best realtor in Columbus Ohio? If so, then you have come to the right place. In this blog article, we will disc...
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10 Feb
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Rent vs Own

Posted by author-avatar David Barlow
March 1, 2023
It is still more affordable renting a starter home than to purchase one. Owning a home is often considered the American Dream, but a n...
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30 Jan
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First-Time Home Buyer Program you Want to Know!

Posted by author-avatar David Barlow
October 22, 2024
https://youtu.be/zTXKkwa96Kw NFM Lending is offering an exciting program specifically tailored to first time home buyers. The program ...
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26 Jan
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Why It Makes Sense To Move Before Spring

Posted by author-avatar David Barlow
January 26, 2023
Spring is usually the busiest season in the housing market. Many buyers wait until then to make their move, believing it’s the best tim...
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25 Jan
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The 3 Factors That Affect Home Affordability

Posted by author-avatar David Barlow
October 21, 2024
If you’ve been following the housing market over the last couple of years, you’ve likely heard about growing affordability challenges. ...
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20 Jan
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What Past Recessions Tell Us About the Housing Market

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January 20, 2023
It doesn’t matter if you’re someone who closely follows the economy or not, chances are you’ve heard whispers of an upcoming recession....
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18 Jan
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Think Twice Before Waiting for 3% Mortgage Rates

Posted by author-avatar David Barlow
October 22, 2024
Last year, the Federal Reserve took action to try to bring down inflation. In response to those efforts, mortgage rates jumped up rapid...
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30 Dec
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Here Are 7 Exciting Reasons to Move to Columbus, Ohio!

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October 22, 2024
Thinking of moving to Columbus? You’re in luck! Columbus, Ohio is a great city with lots of exciting opportunities, culture, and activi...
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21 Dec
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How to Take Control of Your Credit Score and Buy the Home of Your Dreams

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December 21, 2022
Buying a home is a huge step and can be a stressful experience. One of the most important factors in the home buying process is your cr...
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13 Dec
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What You Need to Know Before Buying a Home in 2023: A Comprehensive Guide

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January 2, 2024
  Are you ready to take the plunge into home ownership in 2023? Buying a home is a major life decision and requires careful con...
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About Sellfor1percent

In business since 1998, the Sell for 1 Percent concept started in 2018 as we looked for ways to attract For Sale by Owners. We first started with the “Flat fee” model where a home seller pays a flat fee (normally around $1000) to gain access to the local MLS but in that model the seller is responsible for taking the photos, scheduling the showings, negotiating the contracts and handling the closing. What we found through this process was sellers were not against paying a commission to handle the process of the sale of their home, they were against paying outrageously high commissions and giving away their equity to some real estate agent and so the Sell for 1 Percent concept was born.

Since starting in real estate back in 1998 many things have changed especially the values of homes and technology. In 1998 the medium home sale price in Columbus was $121,700. Since then, the average home sale price in Columbus has risen to more than $300,000 but commissions have remained the same at 6%.

In 1998 the biggest thing in cell phones was the Nextel phone which offered cell phones with a walkie talkie feature that didn’t cost you anything to use. . . The blackberry had not yet been released and the first iPhone didn’t come until 2007. The best TV you could buy to watch the Super Bowl was a Sony 34 inch vacuum-tube set that cost $8000, or over $13,000 in today’s money adjusted for inflation.

In real estate if you wanted to go look for a house you called us and we brought you a telephone sized MLS book that you sifted through. We shot photos of the house’s we were selling with 35mm cameras, took the film over to the local camera shop and then scanned and uploaded the photos to the MLS using high speed 56.6 modems that squawked like a wounded duck when going on line, LOL!

Things have changed a lot in technology since 1998 making our lives as Realtors so much easier. The internet has evolved, the widespread use of email, web sites to search for homes, electronic camera’s, graphic software, 24 hour showing services, electronic signatures and so much more. . . What hasn’t changed? Commissions, agents still want to charge you 6%. . .

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This all lead to the question for us, with all of this technology were we working more or less than we were in 1998 to sell a house? So we started keeping track of time, we kept track of and detailed the actual number of labor hours it took us to go from start to finish and all points in between to list and sell your house. Much like an attorney does, we kept track of everything it takes to sell a house and our results were stunning. On average it only took us between 6 and 7 hours to sell a home, to do everything from start to finish, everything we normally have done to sell a house since getting into the business in 1998 and our result, it takes less than 7 hours of time to sell a house.

So then that got us to thinking about the numbers, if the average home in Columbus sells for more than $300,000 and the 1% commission on that is $3000, and we know it takes us less than 7 hours to sell a house then we know we are making over $400 an hour. . . Now I don’t know about you but that’s a pretty good living by any standard! What we don’t believe is it is worth $1200 an hour which is what a traditional real estate agent wants to charge you, but hey if they’re your best friend or a family member maybe it is. . .
The whole idea is to provide you with more service for less commission. We want to provide you with more service than you could ever expect from any traditional real estate agent for a fair commission. 

Gorgeous white home sold for 1% commission
2004 is the year we started realizing how much money people are leaving on the table with all the new tech avaibale

HER✈️RE/MAX

After quickly becoming a HER Realtors top producing agent, at 6%, Dave Barlow and his team leave to open RE/MAX First Choice in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Ready to move? These owners saved thousands using sell for 1 percent
2009, when we decided we didn't want to pay someone else more for no reason

iHome, REALTORS®

The Barlow’s began their first independent brokerage founding iHome, REALTORS® in Northwest Columbus.

Happy client sold home for 1% commission, you can too!
2014, the year we decided to name our company what we do, sell for 1 percent

Sell For 1 Percent Realtors®

Starting in 2018 by leveraging technology and their efficiency/experience the Barlow’s aquired over years of success, they began offering their service for a lower than normal rate, and the rest is history!

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