You just can’t kill enough babies with abortions ro counteract all these numbers. 

My suggestion was to start using the home -which actually serves to preserve it, whereas leaving a home empty an unmaintained results in steady decay. 

You have to also account for decay in value of the derivatives.

If it has galvanized metal pipes, those eventually decay and start to flake, which causes blockage.

If it’s on a slab, duct scopes can reveal blockage, disconnects, decay, and is a great idea.Scoping a sewer line is a great idea if there are a lot of trees on the property, people drive or park where the line runs, or the house is very old.

That way I have enough of a buffer to counter act any risk involved. 

There is a psychological effect to knowing someone else wants what you want, and that tends to bring out multiple offers, so maybe your realtor is trying to counteract any effect there.

I have concerns that we will see a national roll out of "temporary" rent stabilization to counteract the effects of  inflation on tenants. 

This is what was causing the internal decay. 

Slow decay though, nothing fast.