As regards your advertising my best advice is to shop around your best price may not be local but it can save you on postage if you can pick things up yourself. Also it may just be a Yorkshire thing but I like to see the people I am dealing with and speak to them face to face and make sure they understand what I want. I would recommend getting your business cards done right away as they are relatively inexpensive and you will need ones with your name on as the new owner. You can even have these done before you take over and have at least a box ready to go. It is also important to have a stack on you at all times. I often find as I am a gregarious person that I am in conversation with people i.e. in the queue at the post office and you get into the subject of your B&B and it is very handy just to be able to give them a card. The conversation may not generate any business but they may have friends or relatives they need putting up when they visit so be friendly with everyone you meet.