Brendan O'Brien Author

Brendan O'Brien spent three seasons working for federal public land management agencies in California, Montana, and New Mexico. He observed the influx of short-term rentals and non-primary homes alongside rising rents and prices. Studying this link became the basis of his master's thesis from Northern Arizona University as well as the article "When Boom Towns Become Ghost Towns in the New West." He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.