I suppose the marketing hype about passive income and relating that to being a landlord has caused this type of thought process.. some landlording can be not real time intensive it really depends on the assets them selves and the tenant base.If i look at clients of mine that i sold larger MF units to here on the west coast that are solid B class.. 

DSCR loans are capital intensive and typically not a great product for new investors.

Since the cost is split between 4 to 6 tenants people don't even blink an eye.This probably isn't for everyone as it is more time intensive, but I've found that since my homes are nicer, the tenants treat them really well.

Screening must be thoroughly followed to get what basically are the best of the worst.Bottom line is , more intensive management, lower standards (tenant and landlord) more damage, arrogant entitlement attitude, collection issues and vacancies.Set your business model accordingly and money can defiantly be made but you must set lower standards for your tenants and yourself.

I think that property management is an easy thing to "do", but is time intensive, and not so easy to do well.  

This is more time-intensive, as you supply the utilities and Wi-Fi and have younger tenants, but the vacancy issue is mitigated.

There is no other legal way to put a mobile home on a piece of land today in Houston city limits.I do not have any experience with the hardship process, but assume that it's paperwork intensive, and probably not something that would be approved for an investor.

Its labor intensive at the moment.

To answer your question, the most cost-effective, but time-intensive, way to do it is send them out yourself. 

My method is mathematically intense.