Even if it is just a walkaround and not measuring anything; the contractor should be there if you are new to this to give you an estimate.. 

To that end, I made a Google sheets document with every hospital system in GA along with the following data:CityZip CodeRentometer 2/X   (what a 2 BR, any bath) goes for on Rentometer)RentRentometer 3/1+ Rent (what a # BR, 1.5+ bath) goes for on Rentometer)"Minutes to home"  (how far a drive it is for us)"Staffed Beds"  (measure of how big a hospital is)"Total Discharges" (a different measure of hospital size)"Patient Days"  (yet another different measure of hospital size)"Gross Patient Revenue ($000)" (you guessed it, hospital size)Map Searches & Housing Requests (this and everything below was from FF.com stats page)Furnishedfinder.com Page ViewsTotal RoomsPrivate Rooms % UnitsHotels% Whole Place > 2500 %Whole Place > 2k < 2.5k %Whole Place > 1.5k < 2k %Room > 1500 %Room > 1k < 1.5k Page view per roomThis allowed us to narrow our search to hospital systems near us (less than 2 hours) in a less competitive market (higher page views per room advertised on FF.com) with a significant % of units being rented on FF.com at higher rents (more $). 

It simply is a metric to measure that your odds of getting a return are better.

A few things to consider if you want to go out of your market:1) What are your investing goals and the metrics you are measuring by?

The DSCR is a financial metric that measures a property's ability to generate enough income to cover its debt obligations.

Turn over is usually measured in years.I'm not a fan of mobile home parks.  

What measures have you taken to ensure some safety and deter local nuisance?

That’s the real measure of whether it’s worth it.

So measure you risk,  and do it.

Actual money, measured in dollars.