I had long suspected that BP's agent finder services are paid, precisely because of the way BP was advertising for agents to sing up. 

This chart is very reassuring lol!

You don't need words, the charts will do. 

Isn’t that precisely what everyone was screaming for?  

There are most likely less buyers then but also less sellers.That's precisely why in my calculation , the flipper should do more business differently.In expensive appreciation market with low vol transaction it is best to buy in Dec 2014 (for example) and sell it at Feb-April 2016.

I do believe that many investors who are buying turnkey property today are going to be hurt precisely because they are buying "Turnkey".  

I’m just gathering this info in oder for my wife and I to have a precise plan of action once we return to good ole Deutschland.

And your clear explanation along with a chart and graph is impressive!

You are just looking at a single chart.

That simple $400 purchase has a story leagues bigger than yours.US GDP breaks down roughly as such:70% - Consumer spending (personal consumption)18% - Business investment-5% - Imports/Exports (Net Exports)17% - Government spending(Source: https://www.thebalance.com/components-of-gdp-explanation-formula-and-chart-3306015#:~:text=The%20four%20components%20of%20gross,country%20is%20good%20at%20producing.)Looking at those numbers, it's just incorrect that consumerism isn't the overwhelming driver of the economy and, ergo, consumers are the overwhelming driver.