Am I just talking myself out of BRRRRing?

[Ben Clark]

Hello Everyone, I house hacked a 4 unit house for my wife and I to live in in 2016. I had no idea what I was doing and I'm just totally lucky that the house cash flows really well and hasn't had any major problems with capital expenditures or tenants. In the back of my mind I always kind of thought I may want to have more properties someday. Last november my wife and I bought a single family home and rented out the fourth unit of our quad. I now have a daughter and realize that I want to have financial freedom so that I can have time wealth and be there for my daughter and hopefully more kids. I've been listening to bigger pockets podcast constantly and have read a ton of books on business and real estate investing. I've decided I'm going to focus on BRRRR investing. I dont have a ton of cash right now (I currently have 17k to work with). My goal is to buy a property by the end of the year. My current problem is that I'm trying to talk myself out of my goal. I'm thinking I should save more money and see if an economic downturn lowers prices in my area. Is this being wise or just talking myself out of a goal because of fear? Any advice would be helpful! Thanks!