“What the current slew of sellers conveniently forgets is that they could not afford”
Actually, that’s the key point. If you aren’t moving out of state or moving to different place for a real reason (not enough bedrooms for the kids etc.), all you’re doing is raising your tax rate.
If the non-seller didn’t leave, all he’s going to accomplish is raising his property taxes from $1000/yr. to over $5000 a year for a similar place.