If the management is not right, you should absolutely pause before buying.

Without this vapor barrier no dehumidifier will ever catch up.That is as far as I would go before pausing to re-assess in a month or so.  

A few weeks later, I was laid off which put my plans on pause.

Now everything is fine, but all financed/loan purchases were on pause and not closing escrow for about a week, while the insurance carriers applied the "wait and see" principle.

. — A bill passed during the Oregon legislature's third special session extends a moratorium on evictions, but it also requires action from renters in order to gain continued protections.House Bill 4401 extends the statewide pause on evictions for non-payment until June 30 of 2021.

said with a big smile and a pause.

Their financials gave me pause for some concern. 

He paused and then said, “You haven’t heard the story have you?”

Well, The thing that always causes pause is the fact that the best time to sell and start a 1031 (a sellers market) is also the worst time to buy and finish a 1031 exchange. 

The part that is causing me to pause, as it is with most, is the down payment.