I didn’t fall asleep until after 5:00 this morning. The dogs got me up at 4:30 for a walk in the dark. Got my first mile in before sunrise today.
I painted on the porch today. I did white, red and gray paint. I didn’t get the second coat on but most of the rest of it is done. I think the gray matches close enough. I lost the paint can from when I painted this house a couple years ago. I will check tomorrow after it dries overnight to make sure it will work. I still have some red to do but I need Phil to remove the gutter thingy so I can paint it.
It was warm and windy again today. Too warm for me! It is to cool down tomorrow and we have a chance for tornadoes and wind tomorrow afternoon and evening. We need the rain but not the bad stuff that can come with it.
Tagen let me know he is interested in renting my last rental property the first of the year. We had talked about it before and he switched jobs and is going to be ready for it the first of the year. I let my property manager know that I wanted the house to be empty at the end of the year. Found out the current tenants moved out today and they won’t rent it on a short term basis.
Not sure why I didn’t know the tenants were moving out. One of the reasons I am grateful Tagen is interested in this property is so I can disconnect from my current property manager. The communication has been poor from the beginning.
Tomorrow I will have to get all the utilities changed to my name. I will have to carry it for two months until Tagen is ready for it. That will give me some time to check it out and do some painting and whatever else needs to be done. The last couple of houses they have managed that I took back needed work done to them. I will get the keys and see what needs to be done and go from there.
Guess I needed a new project. This will give me something to do during November. If I get real lucky it won’t need much done to it but I can’t count on that. I’m anxious to go see it.
I’m meeting Tagen for lunch Friday. I think I will move it up a bit and give him a tour of the house. He hasn’t been in it yet. Hope he likes it. If not, I will find a renter on my own or sell it.
I am slowing getting out of the real estate business. If Tagen moves into this house that means the last three rentals I have all will have family in them. Hopefully one by one the kids will buy the house they are in and I will be out of business. I’m grateful I have the houses as it is the only way the kids will be able to afford to buy their own house.
Feels good to have most of the painting done. The weather is going to take a turn and not sure I will have many more painting days left this fall. I really like the look of the porch and how it changed how the house looks. The house looks much younger now.
I don’t have much to do this week. I will go to town tomorrow and pick up the keys and get the utilities changed and tour the house. I will make a list of things I need to take care of and get started.
Saturday I am going to Topeka to the Women’s March at the Capitol. Kathy is going with me and another couple from Cottonwood Falls is going. I have never been very politically active but I guess it is better late than never.
Grateful the election will be over next Tuesday, Not sure when we will know who our president is going to be but I am grateful the election itself will be done. Trusting that both sides will accept the outcome and there will be no violence from both sides.
Grateful the painting is mostly done, grateful I was able to fire my property manager, and grateful summer weather is over for the season.