I have also found that the second biggest time period generalized is Christmas for moving.

They are either doing blockbuster deals for the uber rich, or doing car and Christmas loans for Joe Sixpack.

I have only ever supplied Christmas gifts to my tenants.

We have only had to cancel one STR reservation and that was due to the major Christmas snowstorm last year.

Things do slow down around Christmas, but I'm still actively showing properties and renting them in December and I'm in a town of 10,000. 

Me and my family got the Christmas plague for a few weeks. 

Branch lines may not need to be replaced if the belly is only in the main trunk line.The decision to replace or not lies with your comfort level, but experience (or Murphy's law) tells me that the issue will typically show at the worst possible times (i.e Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, or a big party).

The realtors didn't get to buy Christmas gifts off me either.

Christmas vacation has always been the time when I set out for change. 2014 I read Kiyosaki - and life has never been the same again, 2016 I joined a local RE community and started out on my first RE partnership (condo rehab), 2017 I committed to swap public transport commute for my bike... 

I'll send them chocolates for Christmas so we're even. :)