This year is slower, but not terrible.

Unless it was due to a medical event, to accumulate that much debt in a short time while having a long term, well paying, stable job is not a good sign.

I've spent my adult career in the Air Force (11 years, medical equipment repair) and then transferred into financial services (5 years, Risk Management / Program Management / Data Analysis). 

Many contractors/sub contractors/handlymen are booked outCities have been slower in issuing permits

I think medical record standards will be good enough.

Home value growth in Charlotte is expected to be much slower this year than last year, but we still have growth in CLT.

If you told me you were in medical research I'd suggest buying in areas where laboratory facilities and hospitals were being funded like Boston, since that knowledge would always be firsthand and easy for you to understand. 

The problem that I see is wages are stagnant and housing, taxes, food, insurance, medical keep going up.

Hey @Jeremy Zwicker  Currently, in Downtown Halifax or Dartmouth, I'd say yes.I'm not certain of the market in Truro, but I do like this NSCC option in the slower months (I've done something similar with a spot near the Dartmouth Waterfront campus).

My dad sold his business, but still owns the unit (1 of 10 medical office units in a complex).