I also want to ensure I can scale and don't want to hamstring myself by making a poor decision now and deploying the capital on a bad deal so there is a bit of trigger shyness.

It would hamstring you later when the country is in recovery and you still haven't rented it.

The 100 down is enticing, but I don't want to hamstring myself by affecting my debt/income ratio and with no realized returns for over a year.

Budget is limited on my end, which severely hamstrings my efforts.  

I've heard from many people that emotional investing is a surefire way to hamstring yourself, and I certainly believe it. 

Edging will kick your *** - your back and your hamstrings will scream.

Also as Bill pointed about you didn't budget for property management which will hamstring you later if you expand and need to bring one on.

That avoids the situation where your money person hamstrings your efforts to get the most money for the property. 

If a PM makes a huge mistake, they're not typically going to try to hamstring you into a contractual battle, but you can always ask to start with 6 months and then extend from there.Hope you're well, man!

Due to hamstring tear while performing, I recently had to leave the tour I was traveling with to take a few months off for recovery and physical therapy.