Because while you might be a good guy and hard worker. For every one of you there are 10 Joe Schmoes who roll out of bed at noon, eat a bowl of cereal while watching SportsCenter before taking a nap, do an hour of work then call it a day when working remotely.

I find its much easier to transition to remote than it is to get hired remote. Prove you get shit done in the office, then start to transition to remote, one or two days a week at first, until you are in the office once a month for that big client meeting.