The buckled wood definitely can’t go down at all, even when I put myfull body weight on it.

That must be a huge weight off your shoulders.  

Buying a home with CashBuying a home with cash has become increasingly popular for many investors but often an investor will be caught with the restrictions to cash out loans if they need to get their money back.

Recommendations from here I feel carry a lot of weight.

Contrary to popular belief, this is not set because I believe it will give me a higher return.

Here are some popular metrics to considerPopulation growth (5 yr trend)Unemployment rate (5 yr trend)Diversity of job market (no one industry accounting for 25% of employment)Supply/Demand (vacancy rate, absorption rate, etc)Tenant vs Landlord friendly stateYou can find a lot of this information at factfinder.census.gov or by simple google search.  

Losers are only dead weight holding you back.There is a place in life for personal emotions....it is not in business.

So I wouldn’t put a lot of weight in your assumption it’s because of the season.

It details the life of Ben Mallah a very successful Real Estate Investor who has a portfolio worth roughly $200M however due to his unhealthy habits, his doctor predicts he'll drop dead in 5 years and that's why he wants to sell his all of his assets such as cars, yacht, RE portfolio and more (I'm not sure if he still wants to sell these things).Not only is it educating but it's extremely funny, Ben comes across as brash and seems to get on with everyone (even though it doesn't come across like that)Here's the link to Season 1 He's been losing a lot of weight.

Which would add weight to your intent argument.