and building relationships with them, learning that most of being an agent is actually being a shrink/couple's therapist, and generally not making very much money at all before I figured it out. 

You're only hurting yourself and shrinking your applicant pool.

In wood and laminate floors, a lot of flippers don’t realize they need to let the flooring adjust to the humidity of the home, so they’ll let it sit in a cold, dry garage (where it shrinks) until they install it in a warmer, more humid home (where it expands).

Essentially big retail is shrinking.

As more and more people discover how great of a place the Boise market is, prices will continue to rise and profit margins may shrink.

Dont think its a deal breaker but it might shrink your buyer pool if it sells in the winter. 

When the number of agents shrinks during down cycles, average commission percentages actually rise.

Again, we have no forward knowledge of macroeconomic events, but you know if your area is growing or shrinking. 

I think you should sell as smaller towns come with risks of major employers moving and completely crushing a towns economy and population in just a short time if there is any shift... that being said if you know something about the town and its growth potential there is allot of upside should the town grow instead of shrink but an investment like that seems like a coin toss i wouldn't recommend as a first investment due to the inherently higher risk should such a prediction not play out. 

This town is currently barely shrinking, but the business friendly environment has recently brought in new jobs and I foresee more businesses moving in.