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Many Brits got into buy to let investment over the last decade because rates were cheap and property prices were on the up. But thanks to two years of recession, being an amateur landlord is a tough job – so if you want to dedicate yourself to making money from property investment full time your first port of call must be a mortgage adviser.

A few years ago you couldn't turn on the TV without being enticed into investing your savings in property. During the boom times it seemed like a good idea and profits were quickly gleaned with little effort.

But now buy to let credit is hard to get hold of and unemployment is rife all over the UK meaning you are always at risk of losing out on some or all of your rental income thanks to failing rent from tenants. On top of that, many properties in the UK have suffered significant devaluation. Buy to let isn't as easy as it once was and to make it work takes a lot more time and effort.

But it still can be profitable, and if you recognise that and want to work harder at making the most from your investments and possibly invest further you may choose to become a professional buy to let landlord. But to do that you need professional help.

A professional landlord needs new types of credit, needs short and long term business plans and needs the right protection to make sure his or her business is safe. That's why a professional landlord needs help – a buy to let adviser can introduce a potential professional to all that they need to fund their new career and can always be there to help them fund, maintain and protect their portfolio.

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