Look for strong economic and population growth with a robust and diverse employment base.Next, you should identify neighborhoods and locations which fit your investments criteria.

Since I am self employed, I was hoping they have a pool of lenders catering to Self employed.

Sounds like it will vary from lender to lender.Based on input so far, it sounds like I would need to decide on either doing a handful of 2-4 unit properties that are local so I can self manage, and use multiple residential loans, or a medium size property (whether mhp or not) which has professional management and would likely be long distance. 

Another insights i am looking for is also the most optimized property size, is it 2 bed/1-2 bath or should i go bigger with 3 beds/2-3 bath?

My employer had no locations actually in Detroit, but hundreds of my employees came from there.

Don't trust a company - especially not some large nationwide corporation, which employs people you have to track down!

I have a 85% DSCR option, so we wouldn’t need to even see you income nor verify employment information.

However, there are also concerns about the impact of automation on employment and income inequality, which may need to be addressed through policy interventions.Additionally, achieving post-scarcity will require not just technological advancements but also changes in societal values and economic systems.

This would be both a risk mitigation strategy as well as a bite size learning opportunity as I intent to manage close to all aspects of these for at least the short term (want to be an expert in the day-to-day operations before hiring this work out). 

The cash that is going to get invested in residential RE is already employed by buying properties with limited to no leverage.