I can easily access them from my cell phone, just not my computer.  

Typically these switches are in the vicinity of the furnace and not easily mistakenly switched off.  

You could easily flip this article around to show the positives. 

Sellers realize that offering the BAC means that their property will be more easily marketable to the highest number of buyers and have the best chance of fetching the highest price, that's why they choose to offer BAC. 

A well qualified business broker or someone else experienced in those calculations (think someone with statistics/finance expertise) can easily do this.  

You can spend $150-200k and easily hit 1%.

Second, even in countries that do allow foreigners to buy investment properties relatively easily (like Spain), you typically have to come up with much larger down payments (like 40%+) as a foreigner.

But I could easily make this a 3 bed, 2 bath within the existing sq ft. 

I have had a lot of success purchasing 5 bedrooms houses next to larger universities and have been able to easily find tenants.

Know the value of your property and make sure all buyer due diligence is easily available.  5.