Given all of this I've decided I might sideline it until the end of Feb "unless a too good to pass up deal falls in my lap" Until then I will keep learning and searching.Why would anyone choose this?

My advice is wait on the sidelines and be ready to act by getting the loan when the market takes a down turn.

you can't make money on the sidelines, get in the game.

That really squeezed the numbers more than I liked but I had been sitting on the sidelines over analyzing deal for way to long, so I decided to jump in.Rehab was supposed to take 4 weeks, but took 7 weeks.

The Fed intentionally raises rates in order to stave of too much inflation.With the amount of money in the system sitting on "the sidelines" inflation in the near future is a given.

Living in the Bay Area, it is almost impossible to find any good rent to value opportunities anymore, and it is extremely hard to sit on the sidelines and so it is tempting to look at distant properties, and remind myself of all the challenges faced with the last attempt, so I am in the process of educating myself to discover other avenues.

I would rather sit on the sidelines and "read the book" instead of jumping in an giving my opinion.

Time to sit on the sidelines.

Especially in this stage of the market when inventory is tight and it can be awful nice to sit on the sidelines for a bit passively generating income while waiting for the turn of the market.My best advice to clients who are seeking these is to make sure and work with someone who has the mindset and skill set of a commercial realtor. 

I feel like the whole bay area is like sharks swimming in a pool of blood, if your not the first to strike you are left hungry on the side lines.