Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Rents and other single-family property revenues	$ 361,876		$ 313,654		$ 717,981	$ 626,227
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	18,847		12,793		36,129	27,998
Interest expense	34,801		27,528		62,368	55,533
Acquisition and other transaction costs	7,658		2,968		13,632	7,814
Depreciation and amortization	104,415		91,117		204,369	181,188
Total expenses	323,759		273,400		634,213	553,920
Gain on sale and impairment of single-family properties and other, net	32,811		10,760		54,855	26,829
Other income and expense, net	3,627		800		5,946	1,599
Net income	74,555	$ 70,014	51,814	$ 48,921	144,569	100,735
Noncontrolling interest	8,343		3,218		16,655	8,143
Dividends on preferred shares	4,346	$ 5,763	12,615	$ 13,782	10,109	26,397
Redemption of perpetual preferred shares	5,276		15,879		5,276	15,879
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 56,590		$ 20,102		$ 112,529	$ 50,316
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	348,484,158		319,752,730		347,123,576	318,380,175
Diluted (in shares)	349,002,624		320,808,996		347,751,958	319,408,153
Net income attributable to common shareholders per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16		$ 0.06		$ 0.32	$ 0.16
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16		$ 0.06		$ 0.32	$ 0.16
Property operating expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 129,270		$ 116,578		$ 262,913	$ 235,272
Property management expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 28,768		$ 22,416		$ 54,802	$ 46,115