If your rural PA I think you have one of the better areas to be in.. in our area .. lack of inventory and intense pressure leads to frustration.

I mean, a $2.75M multi-family property in a less expensive market will definitely be more management intensive, even if you hire a property manager ... you still have to manage the property manager and count on hiring and firing a few before you find a good one and stay on top of them to keep them from robbing you blind.

I would love to elaborate more but the situation is so fact intensive, I am afraid general guidance would not be of value.

I need a mound system which will be ugly and more maintenance intensive.

Many of the labor intensive jobs are no longer here. 

If you do choose to invest remotely, I would say that you should pay up to buy in quality neighborhoods ... your cash flow will look lower day 1 on paper, but these type of neighborhoods lend themselves much better to remote investing as they are less management intensive, more hands off and passive, less turnover, less operational risk, and hold (and grow) their value much better.

These properties have been good cashflow properties, but they are more maintenance intensive since they are older.

It may not be as extensive as their jobs but it gives you a feel at least of what they may go through on a smaller scale.Wholesaling is fun but labor intensive.  

Their time is spent completing rehabs and they're willing to pay a wholesaler a few thousand dollars to bring them profitable projects.The less capital-intensive an investment is, typically the more time-intensive it is.  

It can be a very profitable business doing Class D land lording but it does tend to be ALOT more management intensive from the folks I have talked to in that space.