Talk:Invitation Homes

Overview
On behalf of my employer Invitation Homes, I would like to ask editors to consider replacing the "Overview" section with the following version I prepared, or something similar. I attempted to provide a bit more of an overview of Invitation Homes, rather than highlight some phrases that may come off as promotional.

Thank you for considering this request.

Kristi at IH (talk) 19:38, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done PK650 (talk) 23:10, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Infobox
On behalf of my employer Invitation Homes, I would like to ask editors to consider replacing the infobox with the following version I prepared, or something similar, because the current one is out of date. Below is a list of changes followed by my draft for review.


 * Removed "Barry Sternlicht, Director", as he is no longer on the board
 * Updated all financials
 * Removed "The Blackstone Group (27%)", as Blackstone fully divested
 * Updated number of employees
 * Updated URL
 * Updated the footnote with the most recent 10-K

Thank you for considering this request.

Kristi at IH (talk) 21:54, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ by Ward330. Thank you very much. Kristi at IH (talk) 15:52, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

History
On behalf of my employer Invitation Homes, I would like to ask editors to consider updating the "History" section with the following version I prepared, or something similar, because the current one is out of date. Below is a list of changes followed by my draft for review.


 * Updated with copy edits to make this a better written encyclopedia entry
 * Added a sentence about The Wall Street Journal discussing impact on blighted neighborhoods
 * Added clarity around the founding of Invitation Homes.
 * Added a brief mention of the Resident First Look program
 * Corrected that Invitation Homes rents homes, it does not sell them
 * Moved some content around for better flow
 * Deleted clunky, unnecessary phrasing
 * Streamlined content on Invitation Homes' merger with Starwood Waypoint
 * Added Blackstone's divestiture
 * Added a sentence about joint venture with Rockpoint Group in October 2020 and joint venture with PulteGroup, Inc. in July 2021

Thank you for considering this request.
 * ✅ Thanks for following the process, however time consuming it is.  I implemented some but not all of the changes.  It took longer than it should have, since I had to eyeball everything to see what you were changing. In the future, you'll have more luck getting others to help if you just limit the request to what's changing. Since I didn't just cut and paste your entire content, when you changed the ref names, it caused me to introduce ref errors. I avoided adding anything that was borderline promotional, and info that wasn't sourced.  For example, the source doesn't say that several others formed Treehouse with Tanner - he's the only one mentioned. It should be pretty apparent why I left the other changes out, but if not, feel free to ping me here and ask. TimTempleton (talk)  (cont)  22:03, 28 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for these updates, and an even bigger thank you for the advice. I see what you are saying about limiting the request only to the content that's changing. I had decided to show my entire draft so you and others could see exactly what I had in mind in terms of improving the page, and you could see exactly how the various updates came together. But your point is well taken, and I will remember that for future reference. I should also note that some of the material you cut from my draft was content that lived in a previous version of the live article from when I was putting together my draft. Either way, your edits to this article are an improvement.


 * I have three initial thoughts, if you don't mind considering them.
 * In the 2005-2012 section: The sentence "The company was acquired by Blackstone in the spring of 2012, forming Invitation Homes, with Blackstone giving Treehouse and Residential more capital to expand the business" is not quite accurate. To fix it, would you consider "The new company was named Invitation Homes and partnered with Blackstone, which provided more capital to expand the business."
 * In the 2017-present section, this sentence "By January 2017, nearly $10 billion of the company's SFR bonds were sold a number that went to $15 billion in July 2018. " is inaccurate. The Reuters source attributes the $15 billion to "Wall Street landlords", not Invitation Homes or Blackstone specifically. I believe this more accurately reflects the source material: "By January 2017, Blackstone Group spent approximately $10 billion buying and renovating houses for the rental market through Invitation Homes. " Can you reconsider my requested update for that sentence?
 * In that same paragraph, the article refers to Fannie Mae giving support to the "Blackstone entity". Would you consider changing "Blackstone entity" to "Invitation Homes"?


 * Thank you again for your assistance. Kristi at IH (talk) 01:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Tim! This is to follow up on this conversation. You mentioned that the source doesn't say that several others formed Treehouse with Tanner. I have additional sourcing to present for your consideration that places others at the advent of Treehouse Group.


 * "Single Family Home Rental Leader Invitation Homes Sees Continued Growth" quotes Tanner "When I was in college, I started a business with two partners in Phoenix called Treehouse Group Companies."


 * An excerpt from book UNDERWATER: How Our American Dream of Homeownership Became a Nightmare by Ryan Dezember is highlighted in this Business Insider article: "They had been buying mobile home parks around Phoenix when home prices crashed and decided to trade up to single-family houses. Their business was called the Treehouse Group and led by Dallas Tanner, a fourth-generation Phoenician who had just completed his graduate degree at Arizona State. Treehouse accumulated 1,100 rental homes with investments from the country club set, but Tanner and his partners wanted to expand to other cities."


 * After seeing these sources, would you reconsider adding "and several others"? Thank you for considering this request. Kristi at IH (talk) 21:25, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ I added "and several others." I also reorganized the info that was in the lead and added a new business model section. None of the sources that were there said that the company was the largest owner of single family homes in 2020.  The source said they were the largest in 2017, and another source listed their number of homes, but WP:SYNTH prevented me from combining the two. You can see how I revised it. TimTempleton (talk)  (cont)  21:30, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Introduction
On behalf of my employer Invitation Homes, I would like to ask editors to consider updating the introduction section with the following version I prepared, or something similar. The current introduction does not include where the company is headquartered. I also removed the number of markets to make the content more evergreen and less likely to need constant updating.

Notifying Timtempleton if you are interested in reviewing another request. Thank you for all of your help thus far! Thank you for considering this request. Kristi at IH (talk) 00:02, 7 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done PK650 (talk) 23:10, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Infobox
On behalf of my employer Invitation Homes, I would like to ask editors to consider updating the infobox with the most recent annual data, per our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Below is a list of changes followed by my draft for review.


 * Updated all financials
 * Updated number of employees
 * Updated the footnote with the most recent 10-K

Thank you for considering this request.

Kristi at IH (talk) 13:19, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

Infobox
On behalf of my employer Invitation Homes, I would like to ask editors to consider replacing the infobox with the following version I prepared, or something similar, because the current one is out of date. Below is a list of changes followed by my draft for review.


 * Updated all financials
 * Updated number of employees
 * Updated the footnote with the most recent 10-K

Thank you for considering this request.

Kristi at IH (talk) 14:47, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. Note that for net income and equity, we exclude the amount attributable to non-controlling interest (and just use the amount that's attributable to shareholders). Ptrnext (talk) 17:06, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
 * @Ptrnext - Thank you, I appreciate your assistance and your specificity. Kristi at IH (talk) 13:57, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

Feels like there should be some mention of this study
https://news.gsu.edu/2024/02/26/researchers-find-three-companies-own-more-than-19000-rental-houses-in-metro-atlanta/ I'm not great at editing, and I don't know exactly where it should go in the article, but it feels like the kind of related research that would belong in an encyclopedia giving context to the company. 2600:1700:5C59:8BB0:288E:BCFF:E7BC:C713 (talk) 00:57, 28 April 2024 (UTC)