Brett Kent

Brett Kent

REALTOR® at 1st Place Realty, LLC
  •   5   (4 reviews)

About Brett

Hello, my name is Brett Kent. My real estate background started in 2005, and I earned my Real Estate License in 2018. I initially earned my license to capture my own investment commissions, but found this is truly a fun way to learn more, serve others, and assist people with their housing or investing needs. I enjoy getting to collaborate with lenders, designers, builders, investors, and other agents in the industry. I’m excited to leverage my experience and help with your housing needs. A little more about me, I’m a born and raised Boise, Idaho native. I attended Meridian and Borah High, graduated in 2001, completed Boise State for my BBA in 2006, and Northwest Nazarene University for my MBA in 2013. The summer after graduating high school, I enlisted in the Idaho Air National Guard at the age of 17, and landed a job as bank teller, which supported me through college. I served 9 years in the IDANG, 6 years as a weekend warrior, then transitioned to full time guardsman for 3 years. In summer 2007 I gained Veteran status for participating in the Iraq War for 5 months. I bought my first 3 bed 2 bath house at the age of 22, using an 80/20 5/1 ARM, when banks were giving money away. ☺ After my tour in Iraq, I used some money I saved and paid off the 20% HELOC on my primary residence. While I was overseas, l enjoyed the idea of my roommates paying my mortgage. Shortly after, I got interested in real estate investing, and passive income opportunities. I started reading all I could, staring with Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad books. Since this time, I’ve read most of his books, and a few others related to investing and leadership. I furthered my investment strategy by leveraging house #1 against house #2, with 20% down, to avoid MI, renting both houses out, with a fairly decent passive income stream. In 2008, I weathered the recession, and held both homes because they were still producing positive income. Once values rebounded, I then ventured into investing in multi-family units in 2014, by purchasing my first four-plex using my VA Loan benefits. I liked the idea again, of living in one unit, and allowing the other three apartments to cover my expenses, plus a decent passive income. In 2015 I traded both SFRs using an IRS Code 1031 exchange, and leveraged up the basis, to purchase four-plex #2. During this time, I refinanced four-plex #1 into an FHA loan to unlock my VA benefits allowance, and used my VA Loan benefit again to buy four-plex #3. In 2015, I met an amazing and beautiful Ivy League educated lady Lion who earned her LMSW at Columbia, and is now an LCSW. We got married in 2017, and we’re now venturing into building our own home and exploring the world of land development.

Brett's reviews

  5  
Brett has 4 reviewsacross 4 different locations, showing 4.
Review Brett
over 3 years ago
Thorough, fair, returned calls promptly & friendly realtor. Highly recommend!

Brett Kent cares about his clients. He is very personable and professional. He knows how to work with a variety of situations. He listens to what you want but also has ideas & options to suggest if needed. He is fair & ethical to all parties but does keep my interests as #1. He is easy to reach & a pleasure to work with.

over 5 years ago
Exceptional attention to detail, immediate follow-up, very knowledgeable; 100% Recommend!

Brett has exceeded our expectations with his market knowledge, ability to interpret our needs/desires, and negotiate on our behalf. We recently closed on the sell of our home and never thought that we would get such a great sales price for our home. As we worked through the negotiation process, Brett was very helpful in guiding us, ensuring our needs were met while understanding what was important to the buyers to keep the deal moving forward. We have bought/sold several homes in the past with other realtors and Brett has been by far the most present, knowledgeable, and detail oriented. We are taking full advantage of Brett’s experience with multi-family investments and are set to close on our first four-plex in a couple of weeks! Buying in this market is much harder than selling, but with Brett’s help we were able to get it done! More details to come in the next review after we close on our four-plex purchase!

almost 6 years ago
Best realtor in town!

Brett is very knowledgeable and does his best to get his clients what they are looking for, both with selling and purchasing a home! Goes above and beyond! Makes sure that you get the most out of your home when selling!

Brett's properties

Brett has 3 properties for sale and sold 4 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

SoldFeb 13, 2026
Price not available
905 Camas Pl
McCall ID 83638
Land
Listing courtesy of Mountain Resort Realty and 1st Place Realty, LLC
SoldJan 30, 2026
Price not available
6545 West Lucky Lane
Boise City ID 83714
8
8
4
Duplex
Listing courtesy of 1st Place Realty, LLC and Silvercreek Realty Group
SoldJan 9, 2026
Price not available
86 Fawnlilly Drive
McCall ID 83638
Land
Listing courtesy of Century 21 Whitewater Clark and 1st Place Realty, LLC
SoldJun 30, 2025
Price not available
11579 West Reutzel Drive
Boise ID 83709
5
4
2
Single-Family
Listing courtesy of 1st Place Realty, LLC and Smith & Coelho
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