Another consideration with interest rates is are they the cause or the effect?

I think it's Probably takes 6-12 Months to achieve Market rents. that's a Good Point to factor in my effective rent into Credit loss or loss to lease in my First year.

Even if the market does dip in the short run, it would not effect you if your plan was to hold your condo long term. 

Not too late - when you sign the Loan Estimate is when you've formally engaged and selected the lender so before that you're fine.

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesAdditionally, don't treat property management like a commodity and just focus on the lowest price!

I currently work in the construction industry for a large manufacturer and I am seeing the effects on the material end and how that’s translating to builders etc and do wonder what this all might mean for the housing market.

Note at the bottom that the landlord MUST give the tenants one month's rent:"When a landlord ends a tenancy for landlord’s use of property, the landlord must give the tenant the equivalent of one month’s rent on or before the effective date of the landlord's notice.

Therefore a seller wants to minimize risk by prudently selecting a buyer.

The pros are calling hundreds a day using dialers so it's not really effective.

I had select buyers that I shopped to first and they were gone........