We work with a lot of OOS investors and showings, inspections, and lending can all be done remote very easily. 

Here’s MY general feeling; if a MHP isn’t TOH, or I can’t easily switch from POH to TOH, then I might as well purchase an apartment complex and have less problems.

When building my home, I could easily have added $1M to the price tag by just using concrete and steel.  

What I was trying to say in my response is the units will be easily move in ready on delivery of the property. 

I can buy a 2-4 unit with 20% down vs conventional can only buy a 2-4 INVESTMENT property with 25% down 4. there are options where DSCR loans dont repot to personal credit, helps in not having to show a bunch of paperwork or not one person in a partnership has to carry the debt5. way less paperwork to close on this loan type vs a conventional loan. we care about the income of the property you're buying and it's ability to service the debt of the property whether we use long term rents income, lease income, or air dna/bnb income.6. easily buy in partnerships, add people to your operating agreement, its as easy as that so bring partners into a deal. helps with scaling and raising capital or getting partners involved7. gift funds allowed to close on these as well, and like I said earlier, there's only a 10day seasoning period of funds with some lenders so that means you can literally have a private money lender deposit money into your account 11 days before closing, and you can use those funds to close!

Security systems are easily outsmarted, that’s the point of the initial visit, to case the joint. 

This is something that can easily be changed later if needed.

The only time I'd say it's an okay idea is if either: The area you're investing in is expecting so much appreciation that you will easily profit off that (watch out for mortgage interest though...the appreciation needs to be higher than what you pay in that and expenses to make it profitable)You have some specific reason for wanting to do it- family ties, future home, major long-term hold, etc.Maybe I'm forgetting another one, but those two are all I have for now...

I did do a search a few minutes ago and I admit I can't easily find anything that prohibits it now-a-days.

Because you are able to work remote, enhances the need for flexibility as I can easily see a time where you want to move someplace else because you can.