It seems opinions are scattered concerning my options.

The micro-markets you just described are the "scattered" thunderstorm version.Like I said, it's not unusual at all.  

He left the house after the home invasion, but did not pay for three weeks, broke the lease, left the house a disaster, and left drug baggies scattered in the road with the piles of garbage.

on the surface if your looking for non appreciating assets scattered around the state and willing to do all this for that small of cash flow then sure.now the questions are have you accounted for everything.1. 

@Aurelia Pearson I have 10 different rentals scattered over 4 states.

One building/scattered site?

They're scattered all over, meaning you couldn't deal with more than a couple of them yourself even if you wanted to.I'm guessing somewhere someone convinced you cash flow = Rent - PITI payment.

I imagine it would be rather costly to clean the droppings scattered about the insulation throughout the attic.

For me it's working so far because i can see everything in one place now instead of scatter excel worksheet 

Maybe even think about the future and if it is a area you'd like to specialize in or a niche you like over time, then you get some scale if you have a few properties over there nearby in the future ( and not scattered across the state).A one off hour away deal (especially if you can find some closer) may not be ideal but as part of a strategy to know and focus on an area, I probably like it more.If you commute very far to work, maybe look again at properties along the way to get a two for one trip to easily stop by before or after for a task.