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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    With what I found out in the last hour I now know what to do.
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    100% Occupancy At $170pw Or 92% Occupancy At $220pw? Which Would You Choose?

    I recently increased the rent on the above unit from $170 to $195 per week - still under market rent but weighing up potential loss of rent vs keeping a very tidy & well-behaved tenant who lives in my own complex of just 4 units it was worth keeping the existing tenant.
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    What's the Scariest Thing You've Seen??? (That sent shivers up your spine!)

    Seeing the movie - "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County" - anyone else seen this movie - man I was s*** scared but strangely still watched the movie all the way through - a lot of forums talked about this movie later on - many thought it real when it first screened.
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    Positive real estate in Cairns

    Wow! That seems excellent. Good luck if you can find it.
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    I don't need luck because I have a plan!!!
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    Yes they aren't too concerned now; because they have struggled before & know how to handle difficult situations with other people if it arises. I was very concerned for them & I feared that they would lose their house (I don't think I said my Dad was scared he'd lose their house); thus became...
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    I despise your comment above!! I'd like to see how you & a few of the knockers here would feel if your parents were in the same shoes as mine. Given your comments, I think you'd let them fend for themselves!! My Folks don't like when I have to occasionally help them out; but honestly what...
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    They weren't concerned prior to me suggesting that I would consider helping them out. Honestly Alex, why am I not surprised at your hard-edged no emotion responses?? You've always been like that with me.
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    I appreciate some of the comments here however I also feel you & Alex & maybe others have no emotional attachment to their parents - where is the "LOVE" here? I think those comments are heartless. My brother was killed in a motorcycle accident 12 years ago so it is just me & my folks. Because of...
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    Positive real estate in Cairns

    I live in Cairns & I can tell you 99% of those properties being advertised as CF+ are loaded to the max with huge depreciation benefits so I would doubt that they're true. I mean $400 per week rent on a $420,000 property - is that CF+ means? I don't think so IMO.
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    Just received a phone call from the broker who said that the bank has declined the refinance/consolidation loan for my Folks. I spoke to my Folks thereafter & they're not too concerned. My Dad has rang the Council saying that they're going to make a $1,000 payment this week & another payment in...
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    My Folks do not want to go back to their house in Greenvale as I think the boredom & lack of activity/things to do would make them go crazy! My Folks are originally from Cairns & here they are able to get around & see things, get out & about, etc - it's a hive of activity which they love...
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    Many thanks for your advice - it is much appreciated! My Dad's tried to run a courier service but to no avail. The way the bus is setup (licensing-wise) - it is a free courtesy bus so we cannot transport people to & from others destinations; only from others places to our specific destination.
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    I HATE MONEY!!! All It Does Is Cause Strain & Stress!!!

    The business car loan is for a tourism business that my Dad started 3 years ago. I came on board & have financed around 75% of the costs for the past 2.5 years. The loan is for a 14-seat passenger bus/Hiace van that we use to transport tourists from their accommodation to our tourist...
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