Hi there!

i think the most important thing to remember when you become a landlord is not to get emotional.
it is just walls and a roof now,

Get the right insurance and unfortunately even if everything looks sparkly on paper - it doesnt necessarily mean they will be perfect tenants.

We bought our home in 2005 - within 12 months we had to move and rent out the house, it was hard for us as it was our home - it had all the mod cons of a home not a rental ie expensive landscaping, tinted windows, plush carpets etc.

But we learnt it is all replacable and detached ourselves. We have sinced moved back into it between tenants (again moved out) and it wasnt the home we loved anymore - it became dated for tenancy (even in just 2 years) . but we coped.

I hope you find good tenants. we only go for long term tenants as i find that frequent tenancy changes causes damage and they dont seem to care for it as much

HTH

xx