Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Rents from single-family properties	$ 193,491	$ 137,818	$ 361,486	$ 258,498
Fees from single-family properties	2,724	2,204	4,921	3,535
Tenant charge-backs	20,253	11,962	41,269	20,334
Other	4,504	1,644	8,489	3,009
Total revenues	220,972	153,628	416,165	285,376
Expenses:
Property operating expenses	95,585	71,439	180,586	130,647
General and administrative expense	7,346	6,276	15,403	12,407
Interest expense	35,481	22,003	66,458	37,673
Noncash share-based compensation expense	983	734	1,853	1,430
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	3,489	4,236	9,142	10,144
Depreciation and amortization	79,604	59,221	149,121	112,885
Other	2,087	840	3,340	1,534
Total expenses	224,575	164,749	425,903	306,720
Gain on conversion of Series E units	0	0	11,463	0
Remeasurement of Series E units	0	2,143	0	3,981
Remeasurement of preferred shares	(150)	580	(450)	700
Net (loss) income	(3,753)	(8,398)	1,275	(16,663)
Noncontrolling interest	(761)	3,730	3,075	7,686
Dividends on preferred shares	7,412	5,569	12,981	11,138
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	$ (10,404)	$ (17,697)	$ (14,781)	$ (35,487)
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic and diluted (in shares)	238,481,265	211,487,164	228,819,566	211,484,461
Net loss per share - basic and diluted:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders basic and diluted (in USD per share)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.17)