(edit: the property can have up to 3 units built on it...house with attached separate apartment + unattached ADU)Of course, other people are telling me to park my cash in a high yield savings account and just chill LOL, but I'm not really comfortable with that either as an investment strategy.

You will find a better deal that makes you feel comfortable.

American corporation lifestyle is already very relaxed compared to the world standard.The bigger issue that I see is that the pie for residential real estate, is not that big enough, except if you want to work for big developer.

I’m comfortable with my tenant selection but want to do this both for due diligence and for practice.5.

Deals will not just sit around out there I'm sure, but if you write offers that make sense for you and your family or get out of your comfort zone in some way there is a way. 

Get out of your comfort zone.

Or maybe, that's just a function of suburbs in general, where they are designed to be comfortable (so defacto, no small multifamily)? 

I have to do a little more due diligence before I feel comfortable with sending them any of my personal info.

In order to undertake a new build I would have to personally know the builder and be comfortable with his work.

Some of us are just more comfortable than others with confrontational language.