I know a few more people who's purchasing with him, from what I hear, every single closing was delayed due to supply shortages or other reason. 

Also looking for feedback from people that don't work for BiggerPockets or are biased :)

He is going to need care, and people like that require a lot.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing!

It will be remote, but since you live there now, you probably already have connections who either already know the house or local friends to find you good people to service things as needed.  

. - The people that are monetized on actually closing deals are all saying this thing is highly implausible. 

Try to have a sit down meeting with the HOA board which may only be three people.  

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

I'm in a small town so the people aspect is a huge consideration. 

Personally, I would never live in PHX, but that is all personal biases (I prefer seasons and greenery), and clearly lots of people choose to live in PHX.At the end of the day, I would argue market selection almost only comes into play when you are talking assets that cater to institutional buyers that have to get investment committee sign off.