My experience has been that tenants feel quite stressed when a building is sold to a new owner - they'll appreciate being put at ease by your professional demeanor ... even if it includes a raise in rent.To your specific questions, you can find example forms for everything you mentioned online or - in most common cases - write your own.

So, I think having your husband's information on the letters will put people at ease because they know it's  a business behind the letter.

It's a great way to ease into being a landlord, and if you do it right, you can live for free or almost free.

even though its an inconvenience, it would kind of set my mind at ease being able to see the inside of the property knowing that the tenant has been taken care of it.

We just hired one and are easing our properties over.  

I just like the ease of using the mls and a great agent. 

I am happy that California has passed a new law that eases restrictions on secondary units, effective January 1. 

Our clients are often buying from afar, so the ease of this kind of ownership is very attractive.Everyone should pick a strategy they are comfortable with.

Do any of the seasoned vets have any advice for engaging that other half and easing them into the mix?

Conversely, demand for these types of properties hasn't really eased, so price increases are outpacing rents, and they're not the investments they once were.In markets like ours, the real opportunity seems to be (okay, my $.02 again, so we're up to $.04) single-family housing for graduate-professionals.