They'll be dealing with new rooms and new transportation problems.  

It was close to Bart/ public transportation  and the average room rents go for $800 for a room with a shared bath and $1200 for a private bathroom. 

As for efforts to get something in Treasure Valley, like B.A.R.T. in California; some have sought such a transport system for Boise, only, for years, with no results yet turned into reality for Boise.

- Investing within an hour of your house, meeting your contractors/GC, having eyes on the property, utilizing local real estate values you might be familiar with...OR - Investing in an unreachable (by plane or significant transportation distance), not regularly meeting your contractors/GC, not having your eyes on the property, not having knowledge of the market...When you compare the two, its a no-brainer.

In those places, it tends to make more financial sense to move into heavily shared housing, endure discomfort, and pay the minimum possible rent while saving up your money for your investments, especially if you find a way to live very near where you work in order to be able to minimize or eliminate transportation expenses, the second-largest expense of the American household.And then, there are most places, places not like the extremes in housing-cost cases that Steel Valley in Pennsylvania or Silicon Valley in California represent.

As long as your unit is nice, the rent is fair and you are close to public transportation, you should have very little issues.

I have tracked down a small neighborhood in particular that is attractively located vis-a-vis public transportation hub.

It's going to be hard to sell for cash and the only other options are to rent it (not what most park owners want to do) or find someone to finance it, like a small community bank.Offering to move a home in (either investor or resident) is a viable strategy, but still expect to have close to $5k in it for transportation, setup and utilities.

Smaller more "isolated" areas that will open up due to the new transportation.

Nothing more than transportation for most truck owners.Love Caravans, most practical vehicle built.