If you do wait, then you should set a threshold for what your absolute highest price for a home will be and watch the rates so you can try and pull the trigger should they go up as expected.

It would be my first real estate investment deal if I pull the trigger. 

We have clauses in our loan docs that state if certain trigger events happen, then we would do things differently. 

They really believe all you do is get this form, make some hair-brained deal, find a sucker and move on.

Note that everything is fair game if you leave it accessible - Fine china, memorabilia,  heirlooms, even your favorite ice cream or personal hygiene items (your shampoos, hair products, brushes, etc are fair game if they are not locked away in the house, Replace them and hide away the stuff you wouldn't want to be used by someone else or broken.7.Make sure you have somewhere to go on short notice and for days at a time.

my biggest laugh came I heard the actuary had moved to the land of purple hair

It's not yet knowing a great PM in those markets as @Brandon Hopkins and @Joe Villeneuve point out that keeps me from pulling the trigger.  

People see your logo, they see your company name, anything from a sign to a website to a business card with the same branding would trigger your company in their minds.Below is a VERY (hired-a-3rd-grader very) crude mockup.

i put in an upset bid on an HOA foreclosure and after pulling a title search, its got too much hair on it for me to move fwd.

Long time interest in investing in real property and finally ready to pull the trigger.