The trials & tribulations of a 1st time landlord & investor

Thanks it was all good first day and all that. Only getting three to direct line manage the fourth one which area I really wanted has had a lot of managers so they want to wait a bit. Everyone seems really nice and friendly.

Salery worked out after pensions but I might pay more not sure yet but I'll be £576 worse off than in my old job but I'll have my rental income and I'm working one day a week less. Also payday is the 15th same as old job which means I won't get paid for a month shame but at least it will be a full month (well almost)

Spent money on a latte bad I know but it was first day. Tonight we couldn't be bothered to wait for the planned dinner to cook to considered take away but resisted and cooked something easy and the longer cooking time dinner got done and will be heated up tomorrow for late dinner after gym. Result no money spent.

Jumping in the shower now then bed so tired

Phew Friday first of my days off with this four day week and I just say it's nice. Went to a leaving do at old work it was lovely seeing those people who came (management was totally absent). Will email some of them my new email I do want to keep in touch. One of them is supporting an on off boyfriend who's suffering terminal cancer but also drinking badly and taking drugs. She needs to get out and it was scary listening to her as that could have been me had I stayed to the end even if mine didn't have cancer but a lot of it is similar incl the memory loss.

Anyway today I have lots I need to do and I've done some already

Chased EE for when we get broadband and get them to check why it's so slow - done and it's no until 5/10 which is ages

Emailed property guardian company that the tiles are falling off in the bathroom. Done and written on board to tell the others

Send request to tv license for refund by post

Post ex dh passport off

Speak to painter re progress carpets down 27/9

Update probate and inherritance forms after advice from friend

Read stuff about my new pension ready for discussions with IFA

Clean room and bathroom

Do washing

Sort paper work in ex dh folder re accounts



I think that is it but might need to add more.

Morning couldn't sleep but it wasn't a late night last night had a nice chilled times watching the Intern on Sky Cinema curtesy of my friends subscription for which we pay £10 to have one log in. (We can't have a dish out up here).

Will do the inheritance forms today or tomorrow and get it all emailed to work so I can get them printed to take with me to IFA need to suss out where the two pensions go on the form if at all. They are excemt from IHT.

Pondering if I should pay my cleaner to do final clean as well as put curtains up. She's not that brilliant at cleaning (getting on a bit) but apart from the mess the painter and Plastere made the house was spotless as I had deep cleaned everything. So if the carpets go down Tuesday next week, the painter says he'll be done Wednesday she would have Thurs and Fri to clean and hang curtains. Then I'll hopefully pop in Friday but might not but I'll have time Sat of at least Sun to do final checkup and put the rest in the loft. That means estate agent will know it's all ready for the 3/10. He should also be able to start marketing after Weds. If I get another cleaning company in then it's more complex however I would have liked the Windows cleaned outside which she cannot do. No maybe it wouldn't work.

Today I've got a golf playing lesson paid for by DG as my birthday present really look forward to it will be good to get out before next weekend when it's a new course.

We need to go to Lidl and do a bulk shop but everything else domestic was done yesterday so plenty of time to chill.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend.