An added note to this, I've been a part of communities that have been sold, and a lot of them fell apart after the charismatic and friendly founder that brought

An added note to this, I've been a part of communities that have been sold, and a lot of them fell apart after the charismatic and friendly founder that brought everyone together transitions away. So if you're thinking about doing that, make sure you don't overpay for a community that is just there because they like the founder. Also a lot of the community forums were bought by investors that saw advertising dollar signs but didn't know how to actually run anything (issues with portions of the CMS / forums / etc breaking down) so that could also have to do with it.