Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.

@Akshay Bhaskaran, off market deals, by nature are not marketed, so as others noted you have to work to find them.  

My professional background is data science / analytics, which means analyzing cash flows will probably come more naturally than building relationships, which apparently, is how one finds deals worth making.Are there meetups in these areas I should attend (digitally at first, presumably)? 

Now let's compound that natural advantage by fact your from TX.

None the less, I come from a background of training people for a living and it comes naturally to me to help others get started on this amazing journey called "Real Estate Investing"I started my cash flow real estate investing journey In January of 2023.

This will build naturally and organically.When I started, I had nothing, knew nothing, and knew no one. 

#10)  The birds provide a free, natural alarm clock!

I'm just not seeing any strategy that can offset to any significant degree, the depreciating nature of either asset.  

Today’s buyers want spaces that flow naturally and maintain functionality.

It has solar power, a compost toilet, and other things of that nature to be self-sustaining.