Finished basement as well with additional room (and has the additional bathroom). 

There is certainly room and reason to apply different approaches and many different approaches can work well. 5.

Meanwhile, others who had boiler rooms, or several of you (money bundlers -  aka "fall guys") will emerge unscathed. 

Fair enough, I have partial ownership of a commercial (apartment) building in the Bay Area and I would estimate it as a Class A- to maybe Class B - great location, great tenants, nice amenities (not high end like gym, new pool, community room with big screen TVs, etc), high rents, but building is older (built in 1950s).One investor I saw post that they look at where Starbucks and Costcos are opening and possibly factor that into looking at different markets.

There are multiple ways to invest in RE: single family, multi-family,  long term rentals, mid-term rentals, short-term rentals, rent by the room, commercial, co-ownership, syndications (I personally won't do syndications) etc. 

I'm really just trying to figure out how to structure my deals with little money and little room for error.

I’m based in Colorado and have been investing here since early 2021, focusing on strategies like house hacking, rent-by-the-room setups, and flips.

A 20 room inn, a restaurant, a booking site with info and the land.

It’s only a 2 Bed/1 Bath, but it’s 1,450 square feet with a laundry room (which could be turned into a 3rd bedroom), has a bonus sunroom, and 2-car garage.

Alternative rent models (STR, MTR, rent by room, etc.) do not necessarily do better and are more work.