There was a tremendous feeling of failure, depression. 

And I'm allowed to have it because it helps me with my depression,"A line in the article answers the question in this thread's title: "The American with Disabilities Act states "only dogs are recognized as service animals."

That's not to say that a market correction/recession/ depression/crash...ect will not happen; however, Real Estate will not cause, but RE could be affected by it.

Also, the A properties became depressed and created an opportunity for entry.   

I started my search for lenders at big national chains to see the difference, and it was pretty depressing.

Why is it that given all this information available today that people are less healthy, more depressed and less wealthy?

It gets too depressing DIY after a while, and your wife/girlfriend will not be pleased if you expect her to do it (unless she already owns a cleaning business).At the end of the day, your model is based on cash flow. 

Anywhere else and it was probably caused by the cumulative weight of depression and hatred.

I have a broad thesis outlining retiring of millions of Boomers likely having a sustained depressive effect on home values in the urban and suburban areas where they work and have worked for four decades. 

Honestly @Dylan Henke this stuff works anyplace if you figure out the code, I know for a fact you can do it in your own backyard if you study the market, and figure out how you have to do deals, I have flipped in Bigger towns like Sheboygan, Fondy, as well as West Bend, I have done small towns too, I did one in Ripon, Beechwood, and Wild Rose,  some of the places I have flipped are depressed, and some are hotter, you just need to know you have a great deal and do your flip for the best ROI, not the I want flashy Quartz Countertops, and High end tile, when the return will be the same with laminate and sheet vinyl, doing far away flips is a pain, I have done several over an hour away, NOT FUN all the dashboard time. study your area and dont get too excited that you buy a bad deal to have one going, I've done that too.