Find the closest properties in terms of location, amenities, etc. on Airbnb/VRBO and compare that way.

We're buying a $93k printer to get more mail out the door, and this is nothing compared to the printers the big mail houses use. 

What are comparisons against comparable competition?

I agree with @Patrick Franta and @Mike Neubauer that  a 1 bedroom will give you a better ROI though because you can still find relatively decent deals on 1 BRs compared to 2 Brs. 

Then you get stats on all these things showing a unit was "on" all the time and can compare to temperatures in and out of apartment.

For example, if you are in a secured position and invest $25k and can get 10% per year at $2500 or you can get 15% unsecured which is $3750, are people willing to risk the extra $1,250 a year where you could lose all of your $25,000 investment compared to being secured where chance of losing it all I would view as astronomically lower?

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

I am more concerned with not being able to rent the property out, compared to the buying process.

Then the market leveling off heavily come 2023 and 2024 compared to a market like 2021..

You never want to compare yourself to how other people might be scaling.