Author: Dan Walters

With the pandemic, the real estate market underwent a renewed focus of the population on the home, homeschooling, and a preference for home-based family activities to avoid crowds. In addition, there are no longer the past restrictions of working on-site near larger city centers as much of the population now has the freedom of working … Continued

There is a growing trend towards the rent-to-buy investment strategy in Boise, with two approaches. Some investors are locating viable tenants and then finding a property well suited to their needs, though their profits may be smaller, while others find great deals on the Boise market and then locate their tenants. Unlike flipping, a rent-to-buy … Continued

Rentals in the single-family sector are in short supply, with high demand, interest rates, and construction costs increasing. Rental rates reflect this trend, keeping pace with inflation yet still far below current costs for new homes and mortgage payments. As a result, many would-be new buyers are choosing to rent, with their plans to buy … Continued

As the competition among buyers of single-family homes increased, enterprising land investors, builders, and other professionals in the industry joined forces to develop planned build-to-rent communities, which are tracts of rental homes, instead of competing with individual buyers for available properties.  As the pandemic progressed, the mindset and focus of many potential renters turned away … Continued