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Hi Trisha,
apparently 6 foot under. That’s the nature of the beast suffering from bipolar disorder.
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Gatsby.Heat, Light and ergh,…evolution? One Christian said to me at a party once that the world is 12000 years old! I asked him how he came to that figure? I was told that he added up all the ages of everyone in the Bible since Adam and Eve and it’s roughly 12000 years. I then asked him if I could ask him a question. He said sure, fine. I asked him if the world’s 12000 years old then what about dinosaurs? I mean you’d think that dinosaurs would be included in the good book. He told me that God put them here to test our faith. At this point, I scratched my head and could only say, “Dude, I think God put YOU here to test my faith!”
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Gatsby!
(true story)Dear emcdonald,
I think the most unfair thing about life is it’s all back to front! Don’t you think life would be better if we ended as kids? I mean life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death! What’s that supposed to be? A bonus? I think the whole life cycle is all back to front! You should die first!!! Get it out of the way. Then go live in an old age home. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, then when you start work you get a gold watch on your very first day! You work for forty years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You drink alcohol, have a few joints and get ready for high school. You then take it easy at primary school and become a kid. You play, have no responsibilities and then become a baby. You then go back and spend your last 9 months floating with luxuries like central heating, a spa, room service on tap and then you you finish it all off as an orgasm!
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Gatsby!…Also my friend has a child named Dennis who’s a midget. But he’s not a midget. He’s a midget dwarf! He’s the guy who poses for all those trophies!
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Gatsby.Dear emcdonald,
I just found a diary I kept from when I was a baby.
Day 1. Still tired from the move.
Day 2. Everybody talks to me like I’m an idiot?
Day 3. I realised that from day one to day three my age had tripled! If this keeps up, by the time I’m 6 I’ll be 90!
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Gatsby.I agree Brenda,
1. I don’t have a microwave. I have a microwave fireplace. When I get home I lay down in front of the fireplace for 3 minutes.
2. I press redial on my mobile phone now and it has a nervous breakdown.
3. Sometimes people can’t hear me because sometimes I’m in parenthesis.
4. I went and bought some batteries, but they weren’t included. So I had to buy them again.
5. I parked my car in a tow away zone. When I got back the entire area was gone.
6. I got a ticket for speeding. I was told didn’t I know that the speed limit is 60 km and hour? I said yeah but I wasn’t going to be out that long.
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Gatsby.Kids are a lot smarter than us you know. You’ve got to give them that. I don’t know one child with a full time job and kids! I went to see ‘Dodge Ball’ last night. I asked the lady behind the counter how much are tickets? She said $14 for adults and $7.50 for kids. I said ‘fine, give me 2 boys and a girl’.
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Gatsby.dear Ali G,
That really sucks when you are robbed/have things stolen. I know this is getting off the track but when I first went to Africa the customs officials tore my back pack open after I checked it into them! I lost a camera, etc. It wasn’t the camera that hurt but the pictures I had on the film. I had photos of Masai warriors from the Masai Mara with there bow and arrows aimed at an apple on my head (true story). I had a lot of fun living with them at the time but that’s something I can never get back or replace. Now when I travel I think I’d rather reminisce with strangers. Just to be on the safe side!
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Gatsby.Dear Ali G,
I am so sorry to hear about your robbery. I would assume that any landlord worth his/her pinch of salt would take out landlord/home insurance? To throw that responsilibilty back on to you is a real insult! I would imagine that with the law being heavily in your favour (tennants) that you should not try and sweat it too much (apart from the robbery!). I recently had a property vacant for 3 weeks and one prospective tennant who looked at the place but did not put an application in mentioned that it could do with a new heater. So I put a new heater in ($400). Next weekend I had three good prospective applications and I dropped the rent $5 for a longer lease to one of the tennants. All the tennants had great references however the best one made me decide to go on terms (longer lease) not rent. The heater had already been installed before three tennants applied. I guess sometimes it pays to listen to tennants’ needs and it will come back to you to benefit eventually. I hope you didn’t lose too much sentimental stuff.
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Gatsby.I think that a lot of people make the mistake not by questioning if they should pay for a seminar. They make the mistake that if it’s free or $?k a day then they will FINALLY DISCOVER the one part they believe they need to find the answer to all there investing problems. For me it’s not about the dollar. It’s about what I do with my dollars worth. Bernie you nailed it in one. Marc, if I drive at the speed of light and turn my car lights on, will they work?
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Gatsby!Hi Ricardo,
My friend was in a relationship so they may have suited the owner of the house they sat? I applied as myself (single at the time) and that may have gone against me(?), I don’t know? On a double income with no rent expenses my friend and her partner were able to save together a deposit just before the boom.
Hope this answers your question. Being single and my age at the time may have gone against me?
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Gatsby!“Do not tempt him oh shallow ones! Is not the miracle of the Juniper bush enough?”
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Gatsby!A ‘herd of elephants?’ Try the ‘wilderbeast migration!. However, my first IP had a cacky ‘shag pile’ look (personally the word ‘shag’ had no place for this carpet!). After I lifted up the carpet I discovered that the floor boards were 30 years old and the real M’coy. for $400 I had the entire living room polished and it looked a treat. I was going to do the other rooms however in winter I would imagine it would be freezing. The kitchen is stainless. I’ve been told though that there are more germs in a kitchen sink than there are in a toilet bowl. However the stainless look is a much sharper look.
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Gatsby!PS, Jo, once AGAIN, many thanks for the links. I will email them to him!
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Gatsby!Thanks Jo, Brahms, Terry and Luckyone,
I’m seeing my friend tomorrow and will find out what has evolved since. I will keep you updated. The thing I found most humbling about my mate is that apart from how pissed he was initially, how he has taken it very philosophicly! Don’t get me wrong. He’s by no means a fool and will have exhausted every channel (legally, etc) by now. It just shows how he is able to move on for the next opportunity, despite the loss in a rising QLD market and how settlement could have enabled him to pay off his PPOR, etc.
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Gatsby.Hi Geo,
I mean one more repitition. Oh,.. and I forgot, ‘World Peace!’
Cheers all,
Kind regards,
Gatsby!Hi Dangermouse99,
In my experience, screen as many brokers as you can. Before you do this though, try and come to some sort of understanding of what you want (ie. Are you currently cross collateralised, only want the cheapest rate offered, need to pull out some equity to further borrow, what is the best loan structure that best meets your needs, etc). Before you seek a broker, if you are able to ‘start’ with the end in mind in how you want to invest (1 property or 130?, reduce a current high interest rate, etc) and work backwards, then these answers will help you ask the right questions when meeting with a mortgage broker. If you wish to invest long term it may be more prudent to base your decision on a broker who will have your long term investing interests at heart and not one who may offer incentives such as a commission rebate up front, but then leave you like a hot potatoe once he/she has your business. A good broker will also be more than happy to answer any questions you may have re: your mortgage (no matter how silly you may think your questions are. That’s what defines a good broker). The relationship you have with your broker will go a long way to your success in the choosing the right mortgage for you. There are brokers on this forum who meet this criteria. If you have any more questions feel free to pm me or anyone else in regards to your question.
Good luck!
Kind regards,
Gatsby!Wayne12/Blitzem,
I could never understand why pictures on the wall where a no no? I discovered why I guess when I was renting in St Kilda and drove a tack into the wall to hang up some paintings. The harder I hammered, the more the wall crumbled! When I moved out I simply repaired the wall/paint and no problem! I’ve just had one of my properties vacant for 3 weeks and no applications from prospective tennants. One tennent mentioned that it could do with a heater (now being the tail end of winter). So for $363 I put in a wall heater and I now have 3 tennants competing for the flat? The other property I have is tennanted by a young couple and my PM told me the wife is pregnant. Today I had to sign the lease as they want to renew for another year. When I went into the real estate office to sign the lease I gave my PM a ‘CONGRATUALTIONS’ card and a CD voucher to thank them for being such ‘FANTASTIC’ tennants. I’ve spent a bit on this couple from the mundane toilet washer to repairing tyles and restumping the back patio. However I think they do appreciate it and I haven’t increased the rent. The repairs I did were necessary anyway and I may move into this property one day anyway so to me it was a win/win situation. They are now signed in for anther year. The other flat? For the cost of a heater from an intellligent commentfrom a prospective tennant has only cost me the equivelant of a fortnight’s lost rent anyway, has improved the value of the property and I now have the ‘problem’ of who gets to move in!
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Gatsby!I think with Kiyosaki you’ve got to read it like a non fiction. If that enables you to challenge your beliefs and think in a more proactive way then that’s what I take from his books. I doubt if what he says is even true. However, after I was given the ‘Cashflow Quadrant’ it changed my thinking about my spending habits and propelled me forward.
Cheers,
Gatsby!