Part of the reason I'm attracted to Huntsville is the thriving aerospace, defense, and technology sectors and all the new developments such as Toyota's manufacturing plant, Blue Origin investments, and Facebook's Data Center for example. 

The problem is that I live in California (which is cost prohibitive for me currently to "buy local") and must rely on remote management that is local to the investment area. 

Though you have to look at the legal cost.

It only costs them $50 per incident.

I am looking for a platform that is cost effective, but allows me to track all the essentials, give owners access, and ease of accounting.

PM then covered cleaning costs as a remedy.

There is another easy route that requires thick skin, invest in warzone cause you will here many investors don't do it and because of that house in those area cost $10k or less.

Does one have logical rational reasons to be optimistic about the future of the property and location?

So it should be assessed like every other deal: purchase price, rehab costs, rent level, expenses to operate, etc.  

The cost of living is extremely low compared to other cities and you can still many many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here.