Scammers will hide behind a fake phone number.

I'm not implying that's a bad thing, but the problem (for them) is that when they ask in forums like this, or on the phone, the casual investor will tell them, "Gastonia, Kannapolis, Belmont, etc.." but, everything is certainly picked over, and the competition to get property in those exact areas is outrageous.

Use pics from a low resolution phone.

I clearly remember one of the first phone calls I had with one of our lawyers ~20 years ago when he said the same thing to me. 

not a house inspection or anything, just a person with their cell phone given your specific instructions, for example, during rehab project:drive up to the driveway, take pictures of the front and sides to see the lawn worksee signs that the building materials are properly disposed of, record a videosee signs the contractors are workingor prior to purchase of a property:take a 360-degree video of the propertygo to the property at 9 am, 3 pm, or 9 pm to see the neighborhood situationI've seen horror stories where the contractors have not worked on the project for weeks without the owner knowing, or real estate agents not telling the whole story about the neighborhood, I wonder if this gut check service is something you would use?

I only buy what I need (no TV, new phone every 7-8 years, new car every 200k miles, etc.), but I do travel few times a year.

I am purchasing a mobile home park 5.5 acres with 7 occupied slips in place, sewer septic, and well water.

Mobile home parks, RV parks, self storage, boat and RV storage, and residential assisted living have a lot of opportunities like this.

Get your judgement to ensure that you get paid before those folks can get a new apartment, car, phone, and more.Have strategies in your tool box ready to go. 

It's not normal, so dump his phone number and move on.