If you have the right location (in town or by the beach) and provide an above average property, you can do well.  

How do you usually work with out-of-town buyers, and what should I know about investing remotely in your area?"

Rent a storage unit in a nearby town, ship all items to storage unit, pay someone to then use the items to furnish the home or make a weekend trip 

Chimene Van Gundy carefully crafted a public persona as a successful buyer and seller of mobile homes before a judge appointed a receiver to take control of her New Braunfels company and she filed for personal bankruptcy last month.But during a bankruptcy proceeding Thursday, she couldn’t recall any particular deal she did to get people to invest with her or that led to her becoming known as “the Mobile Home Millionaire.”

Not only will you save thousands of $$, you will have control over what is going on and avoid getting taken advantage of.

IMO, only worth it if you have access to enough capital to scale your efforts, though.Can't be compared.To do well in the lending game, in addition to controlling your risk and what others have mentioned, you need... 

North Jersey is very town by town so tough to say more without additional details. 

It seems like each town has its own regulations and limitations.

I really want to jump on something within the next year or two because I know the longer I wait the less my portfolio can grow and the longer it will take to reach that financial freedom and being able to take control of my time to be able to do the things I really want to do. 

I also help out of town LLs with consulting services to stay on top of their properties here.