Risk comes from imperfect data, and imperfect reasoning.

My wife and I both had solid professional careers in aerospace, and I wanted a different asset-class to park some of our money than just the stock marketIt is a very imperfect market compared to equities, so you can find discounted investment dealsAfter-tax cashflow can be amazing with the depreciation deductionIt afforded me the wonderful opportunity to retire comfortably at 55 (in 2021) when my employer decided being woke was more important than I could stomach. 

Traditional carpet can go over a sub floor in rougher condition - the carpet pad hides a lot of imperfections.

Essentially, high quality craftmanship will have very little imperfections and things will look clean and be functional.

I've been reading some other media about this, but with the grout lines being small and not that deeper then the top of the tile, I can't image the vinyl planks 'dipping in' due to the slight imperfections of leveling. 

If the wall is not smooth enough for you, it's cheaper to hire someone that can give the wall a nice texture which would hide such imperfections: http://www.drywallschool.com/textures.htm

I had to do a little sanding on the cab resue to remove some imperfections that got in the wet paint.With the doors horizontal i applied the clear, two heavy coats, and did not even clear coat the boxes (cant tell the difference between the cleared doors and uncleared boxes when reinstalled.

So, I still think a mix is the best, however painful and imperfect that is.

I'd suggest skimming it some and either using a skip trowel or knockdown texture, as that will cover any imperfections.

If the brush strokes aren’t completely terrible, I would say don’t worry too much about them.Also remember that once the house is furnished the imperfections on the finishes tend to disappear