Say a storm blows through up north and suddenly lumber prices are crazy!

It could be that rents go up another 10-15% next year and all the sudden my cash flow is excellent.The point I'm trying to make here is that no longer is it useful for folks to say things like "The Market is Red-Hot" or "The Market is Crazy here in Denver!" 

After our message to change escrow officer, we suddenly get an email from the listing agent that she has talked with her seller, negotiator and escrow officer and they decided to go with another offer they had on the table.

I used to look at a loaf of bread as a 1 week meal.When my dad died in a car wreck suddenly when I was 16 he did not leave us much to survive on.

I think you're right about having finances in order, it was more of just a timing thing because I/we weren't looking that seriously and all of a sudden this slick deal showed up.We actually knew exactly what we could afford and swing for a down payment using FHA.

If you have 1 unit vacant, you have 100% vacancy for it and all the sudden you have a substantial payment that must be covered either by cashflow from your other units or from your W2 income.

What if your suddenly need to move across town for family or a job?

@Shannon Cannon The price difference between what you offered and wanted to offer is likely a negligible amount of money I imagine...I doubt you suddenly upped your bid by $50,000.  

Suddenly, all our sponsors pulled out.

I think VRs are going to surge for a few years, but nothing is certain.