Should I wait to purchase my home or invest in a rental property

[Alicia Harrington]

I'm at a cross road right now.  My area is way to expensive for me to purchase a duplex for a house hack, so I was thinking of waiting and just invest in another area.  Should I consider going ahead and just purchase an investment property now, and just wait another year? Duplexes in my area have skyrocketed and I would rather buy right instead of over paying should I just wait to see if the market will calm down in my area?  Has anyone been in this situation before, that could offer any suggestions?