Being a remote landlord is a nightmare, I ended up in that situation a couple of years back, never again.
I’ve been doing it 20 years, never had an issue.
Personally, I would avoid Aberdeen, the property prices up there were inlfated by the high oil prices and it would appear they will only be going down in the long term.
Market is pretty buoyant at the moment but prices are pretty steady. But these particular properties are a great deal as they’re fully furnished ex serviced apartments.
But if your intention is to sell in 25 years and use the proceeds as your pension then that’s not what I would do with £200k. I’d be sticking some in stocks and shares isa’s over the next few years.