Temecula guy,
With RE you can afford to show up to the dance six months to a year or more after the bottom. I wouldn’t get the jitters over that. I would say,having read your take on things for months, that you might want to force yourself to buy six months after you think it is time. If stability is in the air buy ,if the waiting revealed more declines wait another six months. This is not bossy advice, it’s a friendly suggestion for a possible alternative plan that could put you in a better equity situation.
Best wishes