Should I wait until I can dedicate more energy to this?

use STR reports it's more representative of major hotel markets and hotel inventory. find hte right brand. we just did a 150 page report on one development site.

This site has been instrumental in getting me from 0 properties to where I am today. 

I'm new here to the BiggerPockets site.

Conceptually you want to take an approach that minimizes your need to be on site - and for that reason I would advise against BRRRR.

Great feedback on all of this.

Lastly this is my first post here so apologies in advance if I posted this wrong or in the wrong place  House hacking is perhaps the best strategy to get started in real estate.

This will get you 90% of the way there and should be sufficient.It works the same in a saturated area, it's just more to sort through.You are aware that STRs in Denver are allowed only in certain zones and you must live onsite?

Quote from @Theodore Sutton: Check out the site meetup.com and also the events page on BP for meetings up in your area to meet people like this and build relationships.

There are some rare and complex circumstances where I see this would be beneficial.