There are the obvious financial gains from becoming a landlord and many private landlords do it to provide a second income. Make sure you are suited to being a landlord because not everyone is. It can be stressful if you don’t vet and choose your tenants properly and you might find yourself out of pocket trying to evict a bad tenant who’s not been paying the rent. Financial gains can be good and total returns (income + capital gains) have been as high as 25% in recent years but the property market goes up and down in cycles.