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I'm taking the buy-to-let plunge – any tips?

To let signs
Buy-to-let: ‘I will manage it myself rather than pay an agent’. Photograph: Alamy

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:

After previously thinking it distasteful, I am going to buy-to-let. My research shows freehold, two-bedders offer the best returns, and I will manage it myself rather than pay an agent. Calling all DIY landlords – what worked, and what would you have done differently?

What do you think?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions tomoney@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

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