Man I'm in the same boat, I'm renting a house and it can be such a pain in the ass sometimes. It's a good anxiety enhancer for me ;-)
Loads of work to make the property a good rental and then it's also loads of work to get the good tenants (especally in the beginning).
Now that they are settled I have more leeway but I know that more work is coming next.
As you said I would also recommend rentals to people that can either dedicate big chunks of time to it or to get it managed by someone else (by the risk of losing quite a big deal).
I don't know if I would do this again, sometimes I think I should have put the money in stocks and be done with it.
Loads of work to make the property a good rental and then it's also loads of work to get the good tenants (especally in the beginning).
Now that they are settled I have more leeway but I know that more work is coming next.
As you said I would also recommend rentals to people that can either dedicate big chunks of time to it or to get it managed by someone else (by the risk of losing quite a big deal).
I don't know if I would do this again, sometimes I think I should have put the money in stocks and be done with it.