Then I began looking into real estate and it changed my quality of life and helped me get out of depression and from a deep identity crisis.

I have had 5 heart surgeries, I have degenerative arthritis, I am on the autism spectrum though I am high functioning, and had to deal with a chronic depression for about as long as I can remember. 

Then something bad happens unexpectedly (illness, layoff, divorce, whatever) and their world is turned upside down.People wise up when they see or experience these things themselves ("when your neighbor gets laid off, it's a recession; when you get laid off, it's a depression").

For many years flipping was impossible due to depressed property values - most investing was buy and hold with no profitable exit plan.

It is one of the most economically depressed areas of the country.  

Why be such a depressing negative force on the board where people come to be inspired to do it the right way.Wholesaling is NOT sending texts blasts.

Out of the 3 conditions - on time, on budget, and good quality - you usually only get two of these.And as for the rental applicants, those who apply for housing in an overly depressed area are usually going to be in the mix of financial woes themselves.

And over the months you forget more and make mistakes and wonder what have I got intoPS I left out how your home life starts to erode and your pets wonder who you are.Your upbeat one day and depressed the nextAnd you see some more deals around thecorner and still have to work on what you already have and mention the deals you saw to your wife and she goes off

An investor may know his local market really well today but if next year new state regulations drive businesses to leave the city/state; leading to increased unemployment & a depressed real estate market, then that investor cannot easily get out of his market to get into another more profitable market.

In the great depression/collapse if you still have phone service you can dial all you want and nobody will come.