Columbus, Ohio
I'm Gagan Timsina. If you're buying, selling, or moving to Columbus, here's how my team can help you take the next step.
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Preview · if you're buying
The real Columbus REALTORS and Columbus Bar Association purchase contract, all 16 pages, with every word still there. We added numbered notes in plain words beside each part.
The whole deal on one page
4 kinds of notes, color coded
Sample notes from contract page 1
You get the full guide when you book a call. All 19 pages, every deadline in one table, and Gagan to walk you through it.
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The two papers you sign first, with every word still in them. We added notes in plain words beside each part.
The paper that hires us to sell your home. The seller signs it. A buyer never sees it.
The state form where the owner writes down what they know is wrong with the home. Ohio law requires it.
Sample notes from the listing agreement
You get the full guide when you book a call. All 15 pages, plus what your home could sell for and exactly how we'd launch it.
Schedule a call and get it Or request a home valuationPreview · the complete guide
Not the Chamber of Commerce version. The real version. Where to actually eat. What the commute feels like. Which neighborhoods are being built right now and which have been great for 100 years. What it costs to live here.
3 of the numbers inside
Fastest-growing major city in the Midwest, 2010 to 2024
People in the Columbus metro area
Miles of paved trail in the metro
16 neighborhood profiles, each with the story, who lives there, prices and what to know
You get the full guide when you book a call. All 38 pages, and Gagan to help you narrow down where to look.
Schedule a call and get itWhy I do this
In 2008, my family and I immigrated to America. Back in Nepal, my family were farmers. And when your family farms, land means everything. It's where you work. It's where you eat. It's where your family's story gets written, one season at a time.
When we came here, we didn't have land. We didn't have a house. We had each other, and we had a dream that a lot of people are still chasing today. The idea that one day, you'd put a key in a door, and everything behind it would be yours.
The 1st time I walked through that front door, it didn't feel like a transaction. It felt like we had finally arrived.
That feeling is the whole reason I do what I do.
Gagan Timsina
The Timsina Team, Real of Ohio. I also run The Columbus Report.
2008
Terraced farmland, Nepal.
Where the story starts.
No land. No house. Each other, and a dream.
My family owns our home.
Why you found us
A bus benchNot how you got here.
A postcard in the mailNot that either.
Something we madeIt was worth your time. That's not an accident.
Maybe it was a video about a neighborhood. Maybe it was a new restaurant, a new development, or a new number about the market. You're here because of content.
I'm not telling you that to brag. I'm telling you because in real estate, attention is everything. The people who know how to earn attention, and keep it, are the people who can actually get things done for you.
We cover these neighborhoods every single week.
Schematic
Not to scale
15,000,000 – 25,000,000
views across all of our pages and channels, every 30 to 90 days.
And the fact that you're on this page right now? That's the proof.
It worked on you.
TheColumbus Report
I cover what's changing across Columbus every week. That's the same local knowledge my team brings to your search, your pricing, and your launch.
Read The Columbus ReportIf you're selling
Most homes get marketed one way. Somebody takes some photos, puts the house on the MLS, sticks a sign in the yard, and waits.
That reaches one group of people: the buyers who are actively searching that week. But that's only a slice of the buyers out there.
Active buyers are scrolling the apps right now. Passive buyers aren't searching yet. But if the right home crossed their screen, they'd move.
Looking right now, and already in our buyer database.
Scrolling the apps this week. Photos, the MLS and a yard sign reach this lot, and only this lot.
Not searching yet, but they already watch what we make.
Most agents never reach them, because they don't have an audience to reach them with.
We do. Every single week.
4 steps, in order. The first 3 happen before your home ever hits the market.
Before it hits the market
Professional photos and video, the story of the home and the neighborhood around it, and a planned launch schedule.
We work backward to figure out who the ideal buyer is, and we start warming them up.
Our buyer database, our agent network and our own audience start hearing about it.
Everything turns on at once. Online, offline, social media, the MLS, open houses. All of it pointed at the people most likely to buy your home.
The list price isn't just a number. It's an invitation.
Price it right, and you invite buyers to compete.
Price it wrong, and you invite them to wait.
What's for sale, what's pending, what actually sold, and how fast. Then we choose a pricing strategy on purpose, instead of guessing.
Getting you all the way to the closing table without surprises.
Our promiseA simplified experience for the most complicated transaction of your life.
If you're buying
Maybe you're tired of writing a rent check every month that disappears forever.
I get it. Because that was my family.
5 steps, from the 1st conversation to the day you get your keys.
Before we look at a single house, we sit down and get clear. What do you want? When do you want it? And why does it matter to you? Because the why is what keeps you going when the process gets hard.
We connect you with a lender and figure out a payment you're actually comfortable with. The number that lets you sleep at night.
A payment you're comfortable with>matters more thanThe most a bank will approve
This is where our content becomes your advantage. We know these neighborhoods because we cover them every single week.
When you find the one, the home that makes you say, "This is it," we build the strategy. All of it is on the table.
We manage all of it. And we'll tell you what's wrong with a house before you sign, not after.
The contract
Most people see a purchase contract for the 1st time on the day they're asked to sign one. Here's a sample, marked up in plain English, so you know what every part is doing before your name goes on the line.
BuyingThis names who is buying and exactly which property. We check it line by line, because a small error here can turn into a delay later.
SellingThis is who wants your home. Before you answer, we look at who they are and how they plan to pay.
BuyingThe number everyone looks at, but it's only one lever. Price, repairs, closing costs, seller credits. All of it is on the table.
SellingYour list price was the invitation. This number is the answer. When a launch brings more than one, you get to compare.
BuyingA deposit that shows the seller you're serious. It's held in a trust or escrow account and counts toward your purchase at closing.
SellingThis is the buyer putting real money behind the offer. The amount, and how fast it shows up, tells you something about how committed they are.
BuyingA contingency is a condition that has to be met for the sale to go forward. This one says the sale depends on your loan actually being approved.
SellingThis tells you how the buyer is paying and how firm that money is. Two offers at the same price can be very different right here.
BuyingYour window to find out what's wrong with the house, and to decide what to do about it. This is the step we never skip.
SellingThe buyer gets a set number of days to inspect and come back with requests. It's often a 2nd negotiation, and we handle it for you.
BuyingYour lender sends an appraiser for an independent opinion of the home's value. If that number comes in under the price, this line decides what your options are.
SellingIf the buyer's lender values the home below the offer, this line decides what happens next. It's one more reason we price on purpose.
BuyingMoney the seller puts toward your closing costs. It lowers the cash you need on closing day without changing the price.
SellingA credit comes out of your proceeds at closing. That's why we run the real numbers on every offer, not just the price at the top.
BuyingIf it isn't written here, don't assume it stays. We write it down.
SellingThis is the list of what you're leaving behind. Anything you plan to take with you, we say so in writing.
BuyingClosing is when the papers are signed and the money moves. Possession is when you get the keys. They aren't always the same day, so we spell it out.
SellingClosing is when you get paid. Possession is when you hand over the keys. If you need time to move, this is where we ask for it.
BuyingYour offer has an expiration time, and every date in this document is a real deadline. We track each one, so you're never chasing your agent.
SellingYou have until this time to accept, counter or decline. Every date in this document is a real deadline, and we track each one.
Both sidesOnce everyone signs, it's a contract. From here it's inspections, appraisal, deadlines, paperwork. We manage all of it, all the way to the closing table.
This sample is simplified so you can see how the parts fit together. The names, numbers and dates are made up. It isn't the form you'll sign and it isn't legal advice. Your actual contract will have more in it, and we'll walk you through it before you sign.
How we work
Our goal is to build a model of proof. To create flow. And to develop fundamentals that work.
We show you, we don't just tell you. The views, the data, the results. You can see all of it.
You always know what's happening and what comes next. You're never chasing your agent. You're never wondering.
The things that actually protect you.
Not usIf you want someone to just open doors and tell you every house is perfect, that's not us.
UsIf you want someone who's going to tell you the truth, fight for you, and treat your move like it's their own family's move, then we should talk.
What to do next
To me, this has never been just about houses. When my family got the keys to our home, it changed how we saw ourselves. We weren't just getting by anymore. We were building something. Something we could pass down.
That's what I want for you. Whether you're buying your 1st home, selling the home you've poured years into, or moving to Columbus from the other side of the country.
I hope I get to be the one who hands you your keys.
9 days, 90 days, or next year