If you get in an accident and have to spend a few days in a rental car, what’s the first thing you think about when you go pick it up?
Whether you’ve lived here your whole life or for many years, you’re probably thinking “I really hope this rental car doesn’t have California plates.” Idaho’s a great place to live, but there are a handful of growing pains that it’s going through because of its recent population growth.
Traffic’s become a nightmare because construction projects to accommodate the influx of new residents didn’t begin until after it was too late. The housing market has become so ridiculous that the dream of becoming a homeowner now seems impossible for many. Rental prices for apartments are just as bad. When I moved to Boise 15 years ago, my one bedroom apartment was $625 a month. That same apartment rents for $1400 today…