Appreciation is very healthy, which is good for those who hold properties long enough.

So I still have relationships from my past I just limit them in scope and have healthy boundaries.     

We usually have a fairly healthy reserve which is essentially our set asides for maintenance, capex and so forth.

I think a person with a reasonably healthy psyche can be happy any number of places.

You'll need to do your due diligence on the HOA to make sure it's healthy and allows rentals. 

But I'm a listing Broker and I am Chasing Listings-absorption rate will tell you if the "market" is healthy (6 mo's inventory). the idea of a health market is that if no other homes come to market, all the homes will sell, and there wont be any left in 6 months.to calculate absorption rate take the # of sales in the past 6 months, Divide by 6 = Average sales per month/ average monthly sale (AMS)then Divide the AMS by # of Active homes on the Market = absorption rate.OR take # active homes / AMS = Months of inventoryHope that is Helpful. or at least interesting-

HAve a healthy and prosperous 2023

I offered $20,000 more than the next best offer, additionally helped them negotiate down a $20,000 lien to $6,000, and still made a healthy profit. 

@Brandon SturgillI was halfway tempted to not respond due to the fact that this post couldn't have been formed for a healthy intellectual debate.

Besides the excitement about affordable property values and some young people taking advantage of this affordability, what are the real driving factors that will carry these markets forward and ultimately transform them into healthy, sustainable areas?