Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Gilbert (85297), investors own about 663 tracked properties across 97 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $478,000. 125 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Buying has slowed in 85297 — 125 purchases over 12 months versus about 334 the year before, off roughly 63%. Less competition per contract, but also fewer buyers to place one with.
Strategy here skews to buy & hold, which accounts for 98.2% of tracked deals. Buy-and-hold capital prices for yield rather than resale margin, so rent support matters more to these buyers than after-repair comps.
The median investor-owned home was built around 2012. Only about 0.6% predates 1980, so the stock skews newer and rehab scopes tend to be lighter.
Investor ownership in 85297 runs to roughly 663 properties, spread across 97 active buyers. Averaging below 1.3 purchases per buyer last year, this is a wide, shallow pool — a numbers game where reach beats depth.
Typical deal size in 85297 sits around $478,000. An average of $1,272,000 against that median means a handful of large purchases are skewing the mean. Use the median when you price, or you will aim high and lose the middle of the market.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this ZIP code and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.