Two communities can look identical from the street. County records tell a different story: how many homes are owned by the families living in them, how many by investors and rental operators, how many are unsold builder inventory, and what district tax every one of them pays. We classify the public appraisal rolls so you can see it before you buy.
Named rental operators. Deeds held by national single family rental and iBuyer companies (Progress Residential, Invitation Homes, American Homes 4 Rent, Opendoor and peers) are tagged directly.
Builder inventory. Parcels still deeded to the builder are unsold homes and lots. They are not investors and are reported as their own class.
Entities and non family trusts. LLCs, LPs, corporations, holding companies and non family trusts are classed as investor entities. Family living trusts are treated as owner occupants.
Absentee individuals. An individual whose tax bill mails somewhere other than the property is counted as a likely small investor.
Everyone else is presumed an owner occupant. Every figure carries its parcel count, and thin samples are labeled.