Ready to buy - But wait

[Ricky Jefferson]

Hello all, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and I'm super pumped about getting more aggressive in the Real Estate investing world. I listen to three podcast a day lol… I live in California and grew up in Mississippi. I bought several SFH's in Mississippi back in 2005 but I lost most of those homes after the crash. However I had one home that I new was a great investment and I managed to hold on to the house after three mods. I still own the home and it's the rent is bringing me a nice return. My mortgage is 399 and my rent is 650 per month... I've been waiting to get back into investing because my goal was to build a full service real estate investing company that I can run with my kids. I'm now 50 years old but I'm ready to start looking at investing again. I'm ready to start now but every house I see on the MLS sells quickly. I'm waiting to fly out to Mississippi before making an offer on anything but I'm wondering if I should just do it. I found a great agent who does FaceTime with me and has become my eyes and ears. I'm getting a big commission check in August so I'm afraid if I see something I want have the money in time to put as a down payment. I'm just feeling anxious about the whole thing perhaps I should just be patient. Any thoughts.