Buy a Home in the Springfield, Dayton and Columbus Areas of Ohio
Amanda Mullins helps buyers find, price and close on homes across the Springfield, Dayton and Columbus areas. She checks each home against recent nearby sales before you offer, explains every contract step in plain terms, and stays with you from the first showing to the closing table. Call or text (317) 750-6316.
By Amanda Mullins, MBA, SRES, REALTOR® · eXp Realty · 301 N Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH
How does Amanda Mullins help home buyers?
Buying a home is a series of decisions about price, condition, timing and terms. Before real estate, she led a residential appraisal management division, so she reads a listing the way a lender's valuation review would: recent comparable sales, condition, and what the home is likely to appraise for. That check happens before you write an offer, not after.
First-time buyers
Amanda walks you through pre-approval, fair offers, inspections and closing costs one step at a time, and can point you to Ohio Housing Finance Agency programs. Start with how to get pre-approved in Springfield and how much house you can afford.
New construction
The builder's sales team works for the builder. Amanda represents you on the purchase agreement, upgrades, incentives and phase inspections. Read do I need a REALTOR® for new construction or see her new construction page.
Relocation and Wright-Patterson AFB
Amanda helps buyers moving from anywhere in the U.S. or overseas, including service members with PCS orders to Wright-Patterson AFB. She tours homes with you by virtual tour or live video showing and coordinates the inspection, appraisal and title work. See relocation, the Wright-Patterson AFB PCS guide and VA loans near Wright-Patterson AFB.
Seniors and downsizers
As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), Amanda helps homeowners plan a move to a smaller or single-level home and time the sale and purchase. See her senior downsizing page.
Amanda holds an MBA and the SRES designation, works with eXp Realty, and is a member of the Ohio REALTORS President's Sales Club (2024, 2025, and 2026). Selling a home before you buy? See how Amanda helps sellers and request a free home value estimate.
What are the steps to buy a home in Ohio?
Most purchases follow the same path. How long each step takes depends on your lender, the dates in your contract and how soon you need to move, so Amanda builds the schedule around the day you need the keys.
- Talk through your goalsShare your budget, the towns you are considering, your drive to work and what you need in a home.
- Get pre-approvedA written pre-approval from a lender licensed in Ohio sets your budget and strengthens your offer. Service members can ask about a VA-backed loan. VA.gov notes that nearly 90 percent of VA-backed loans are made with no down payment.
- Sign a buyer agreementBefore touring together, you sign a written buyer agreement that lists Amanda's services and how she is paid. Compensation is negotiable.
- Tour homesIn person, or by virtual tour or live video showing if you are not in Ohio yet.
- Make an offerAmanda reviews recent comparable sales, writes the offer with you, including price, earnest money, contingencies and the closing date, and handles the negotiation.
- Inspection and appraisalYou choose the inspector and decide what to ask for. Your lender orders the appraisal. If the value comes in below the price, Amanda helps you weigh your options: renegotiate, cover the difference, or ask for a reconsideration of value.
- ClosingYou review your closing disclosure, do a final walk-through and sign. Ohio has allowed online notarization since 2019, so remote signing may be possible if your lender and title company accept it.
Where does Amanda help buyers?
Amanda works in the Springfield, Dayton and Columbus areas of Ohio from her office in downtown Springfield. Springfield sits between the other two. OpenStreetMap routing estimates about 34 minutes to downtown Dayton and about 56 minutes to downtown Columbus without traffic (checked October 23, 2026).
The Springfield area
Springfield and the surrounding Clark County towns, including Enon and New Carlisle, with homes that range from historic houses near downtown to new construction communities. Read Living in Springfield, Ohio or how to buy a house in Enon.
The Dayton area
Dayton and nearby communities in Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties, including the towns around Wright-Patterson AFB such as Fairborn and Beavercreek. Start with Living in Dayton, Ohio.
The Columbus area
Columbus and the communities to its west and northwest in Franklin, Madison and Union counties. Start with Living in Columbus, Ohio.
Buyer guides for the Springfield, Dayton and Columbus areas
Questions home buyers ask
Do I need to be pre-approved before I look at homes?
How is a buyer's agent paid in Ohio?
What closing costs do buyers pay in Ohio?
Are there first-time home buyer programs in Ohio?
Can I buy a home before I move to Ohio?
Should I use my own agent when buying new construction?
Which areas does Amanda Mullins serve for buyers?
Ready to start your home search?
Tell Amanda where you want to live, your timing and your budget, and she will reply with next steps.
(317) 750-6316Amanda Mullins, MBA, SRES, REALTOR®, eXp Realty
301 N Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH 45504
Sources
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA home loans (no down payment share), accessed October 30, 2026: https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/
- Ohio Housing Finance Agency, homebuyer programs, accessed October 30, 2026: https://myohiohome.org/
- Drive times: OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), downtown Springfield to downtown Dayton and downtown Columbus, checked October 23, 2026, as published on the Relocation page. Typical traffic not included.