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I, 24 female have a friend let’s call her Vivian. Vivian and I became friends in our sophomore year of college. She was a sweet friend at first, a little too exaggerated on her reactions like when she sees something that she finds pretty, she would squeal and slap your arm multiple times. Which I found funny at first but it got annoying later on. Anyway, after the pandemic we became roommates in our senior year for like a month, but during that month I was getting a vibe from her, like she would ask my boyfriend to pick up her laundry and do things for her like he’s her personal assistant but I didn’t say anything and my boyfriend didn’t complain to me too so I chose to keep quiet. I moved out of that apartment after a month due to a disagreement with the landlord, Vivian couldn’t afford to move out yet but I was adamant and found a new apartment just 3 days after deciding to move out and I’ve also found a new roommate (whom I loved) but she stated that she will be renting for just a month and Vivian wanted to take her place, but my roommate decided to stay until graduation, Vivian and our other friend would get together once a week and Vivian would always ask me, “When’s your roommate moving out? i thought she was just renting for a month?” 3 months after graduating, we needed to review for our upcoming licensure exams, my mom’s best friend offered me a room in their house in the city so I didn’t have to pay rent anymore and I only have to pay for electricity and water which is cheaper. Knowing Vivian couldn’t afford a place of her own, and me being a good friend, I asked my mom if Vivian could come and we could share the room since I didn’t mind sharing a room for 3 months. My mom’s bfriend said it was no problem and so we moved in. This is where I realized I didn’t like her. Vivian is a lazy ass bitch. I would cook our meals, refill the drinking water, and the butane that we were using for cooking and also clean the bathroom. It would take up a lot of my personal study time. But I was still getting high scores in our practice exams in the end of every subject lectures and I just knew that that pisses her off. There’s this one time, in january we were studying for a practice test, and as usual I was the one preparing the meals and she was studying all day. She gets break between meals that I prepared. It’s infuriating just thinking about it. Anyways, when the scores came out, Vivian got 10 points lower than my score and she kept bragging about on our way home saying, “I got a high score even though I didn’t finish studying.” Like— bitch I DIDNT FINISH STUDYING BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE PREPARING THE FUCKING FOOD SO YOU WONT STARVE WHILE STUDYING. Urrrrg. She would also say comments like, “I’m so relieved that I have a mom with me” she calls me her “mom” because I fucking cook for her and do shit for her! she’s also such a pick me, like when I dress up and put make up on she would be like “you are such a girl, you’re so lucky you know how to do make up bcs I don’t know how” Wtf. Anyway, when I had enough I confronted her and say if she could please help in doing chores. You know what she said to me? “Thank you for telling me, I’m sometimes too insensitive about these things.” Like bitch, you call me a mom bcs I cook for you? You can’t sense that something is wrong about that? I’m your fucking friend not your mom. Wtf. Anyway, after that confrontation she tried to make up for it, we took turns in terms of cooking but I’m just really exhausted having to take care of people and people apparently just expect me to take care of them! I vented to my boyfriend about this when I decided to cut her off after taking the licensure exam. And the relief in his face, he started venting too. He says he felt uncomfortable when she would take a picture of him post it in her ig stories making it look like they were a couple. (She’s been doing it alot and I just kept quiet, I’m not a jealous type but that felt weird), also he didn’t like it that she would order him around like a servant, so I apologized to my boyfriend and we decided to cut her off. So Am I the Asshole?

I, 24 female have a friend let’s call her Vivian. Vivian and I became friends in our sophomore year of college. She was a sweet friend at first, a little too exaggerated on her reactions like when she sees something that she finds pretty, she would squeal and slap your arm multiple times. Which I found funny at first but it got annoying later on. Anyway, after the pandemic we became roommates in our senior year for like a month, but during that month I was getting a vibe from her, like she would ask my boyfriend to pick up her laundry and do things for her like he’s her personal assistant but I didn’t say anything and my boyfriend didn’t complain to me too so I chose to keep quiet. I moved out of that apartment after a month due to a disagreement with the landlord, Vivian couldn’t afford to move out yet but I was adamant and found a new apartment just 3 days after deciding to move out and I’ve also found a new roommate (whom I loved) but she stated that she will be renting for just a month and Vivian wanted to take her place, but my roommate decided to stay until graduation, Vivian and our other friend would get together once a week and Vivian would always ask me, “When’s your roommate moving out? i thought she was just renting for a month?” 3 months after graduating, we needed to review for our upcoming licensure exams, my mom’s best friend offered me a room in their house in the city so I didn’t have to pay rent anymore and I only have to pay for electricity and water which is cheaper. Knowing Vivian couldn’t afford a place of her own, and me being a good friend, I asked my mom if Vivian could come and we could share the room since I didn’t mind sharing a room for 3 months. My mom’s bfriend said it was no problem and so we moved in. This is where I realized I didn’t like her. Vivian is a lazy ass bitch. I would cook our meals, refill the drinking water, and the butane that we were using for cooking and also clean the bathroom. It would take up a lot of my personal study time. But I was still getting high scores in our practice exams in the end of every subject lectures and I just knew that that pisses her off. There’s this one time, in january we were studying for a practice test, and as usual I was the one preparing the meals and she was studying all day. She gets break between meals that I prepared. It’s infuriating just thinking about it. Anyways, when the scores came out, Vivian got 10 points lower than my score and she kept bragging about on our way home saying, “I got a high score even though I didn’t finish studying.” Like— bitch I DIDNT FINISH STUDYING BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE PREPARING THE FUCKING FOOD SO YOU WONT STARVE WHILE STUDYING. Urrrrg. She would also say comments like, “I’m so relieved that I have a mom with me” she calls me her “mom” because I fucking cook for her and do shit for her! she’s also such a pick me, like when I dress up and put make up on she would be like “you are such a girl, you’re so lucky you know how to do make up bcs I don’t know how” Wtf. Anyway, when I had enough I confronted her and say if she could please help in doing chores. You know what she said to me? “Thank you for telling me, I’m sometimes too insensitive about these things.” Like bitch, you call me a mom bcs I cook for you? You can’t sense that something is wrong about that? I’m your fucking friend not your mom. Wtf. Anyway, after that confrontation she tried to make up for it, we took turns in terms of cooking but I’m just really exhausted having to take care of people and people apparently just expect me to take care of them! I vented to my boyfriend about this when I decided to cut her off after taking the licensure exam. And the relief in his face, he started venting too. He says he felt uncomfortable when she would take a picture of him post it in her ig stories making it look like they were a couple. (She’s been doing it alot and I just kept quiet, I’m not a jealous type but that felt weird), also he didn’t like it that she would order him around like a servant, so I apologized to my boyfriend and we decided to cut her off. So Am I the Asshole?

As title. This Monday, I disclosed to my roommates that I wanted to move out (not recorded) because they have been pretty terrible roommates in terms of not being very courteous with communication and extremely controlling of my shower times and because I found a male subleaser willing to take over the apartment Mid-June (we are all women). However, after telling them this, they told me that they rather me stay for the month of June and did not want a male subleaser. My roommates were attempting to make me stay the month of June though there is no written agreement nor lease that I signed. I am attempting to get my security deposit back from them but I am worried about that.
On Thursday, my apartment manager and I collaborated on a contract that dictated that I would stay until June 31st and that I owed my portion of the rent and they owed the security deposit. For some reason, they did not sign it. I tried to coerce them to sign it by telling them that I would not pay rent for the month of June, they said that because I was threatening them, the contract is void. (I do have texts of her stating this)
My only concern is that I kept shifting around the dates that I wanted to move out, from Mid June (on Monday) to June 31st (on contract) to end of May / Early June (due to verbal agressions) as I know Berkeley has 30 days notice for month-to-month (though I do not have a contract?). I have been trying to help them find a subtenant for the month of June, and my apartment manager stated that I am not obligated to pay them rent and that I am finding the tenancy out of my own nice will. (I do not have proof of this but I can get my apartment manager on a call and record the call to get this line)
In addition, my apartment manager disclosed that one of my roomates sent her an email stating that I was trying to get them to move in with a random person, which she firmly denied that I was doing as I have no say over who moves in. (I do not have proof of this conversation but I am 95% sure she would send the email over to me) Can my roommates coerce me into paying June's rent? Can my roommates take me to small claims court over June's rent?
Yhank you for the help in advance.

I was behind on rent the the month of April and I advised my leasing off that idc pay in 4/14. I was given another extension until 4/24 to pay to avoid eviction. My apartment complex adds the next months rent on the 24th of each month. So I needed a few more days to come up with the rent for May because the complex does not accept anything other than online payments. Per my lease agreement, we are not charged a late fee until after the 3rd of the month.
On 5/3 I go into the portal to pay but my account said “PAYMENTS DISALLOWED”. On 5/4 the complex sent me a demand letter but my online account still would not accept payments. I had 3 days from that letter to pay, but they disabled my account. I know because I called the company and they informed me that the landlord did it. So idk how I was supposed to pay when the only way I could was blocked?
I called the leasing office back to back to speak to the woman over payments and I kept getting the run around.
I was served papers for an eviction filed on 5/9, which I think is unfair because I have the full amount, but they disabled my account. It’s still disabled and I have court on 6/22.
Idk what to do. I don’t have any family or anywhere to go and I’m in nursing school. I can’t afford to be homeless. Please any advice will help!!! Please no judgement, I know that I was late but I exhausted efforts to pay for April abd May before they filed.

So i worked my ass off in school and got a dream job and made great money. I was really bad at saving till about mid 30's where i started thinking about retierment and investments.
I have been married twice and twice divorced. First wife was a young and fleeting marriage and they only good thing that came from it was my son who i love and appreciate every day.
Second marriage was probably the worst heart break i ever suffered. We fell out of love and were not getting what we wanted out of the relationship. We started fighting more untill a point where it felt like we were both numb to it. I was unsure of our relationship and started to cheat. My job afforded me the luxury of being in different cities where the only accountability i had was my own concious. I really loved my ex.
She was my best friend but i stopped being attracted to her. She was a workaholic and wanted us to be a power couple working on buissnesses together on our off time.
I personally was someone who was happy with the money i made. I was making enough that she didnt have to work. I was all about having fun and living life on our off time but she just wanted to work.
We started a buissness that failed in the first 6 months and i took that as my time to tell her i wasn't interested in that. She caught wind of me cheating off of facebook messanger one time and she decided to ignore it.
Looking back that was the sign she stopped carring. During this time i met my current partner. I was overcone with guilt but at the same time i was falling for her. Our relationship started out so rocky because i was in no mind to be committing to anyone while i was dealing with my marriage falling apart.
My ex moved out after we agreed to a trial separation. I litteraly moved her stuff to another room so i could start getting more serious with my current partner.
Long story short i was riddled with guilt and started smoking pot heavily to mask what ever emotions i was going through when i was left alone between me and myself.
From pot i started partying heavily with other substances and got into this cycle of escapism and only felt happy when i was inebriated.
I started taking short trips to places where i could party freely . I called my ex a few times while drunk crying and asking for forgiveness. I felt i betrayed us. Then we got divorced.
I kept up the escapism routine even while trying to build a solid relationship with my current partner. One time while on a work trip i brought back some shrooms and a grinder with me and my bag got flagged for search on arrival.
I live in a country where any drugs are out of the question so i got arrested tested and given a one year rehab sentence. I got terminated from work and my whole family found out.
I went from being star of the family to complete fuck up. I ruined my life out of the absolute guilt i felt for cheating on my ex.
Here is the kicker. I just finished that one year sentence and i had forgot about a 4 year old incident where i slept in my car after i felt too drunk to drive and was taken to get a blood and urine test by the cops even though i wasnt even driving and they found weed in my blood.
Tomorrow i have a court date for public intoxication and though the lawyer has said it will not be merited im still anxious af. Now my father knows that his son is a screw upand i have to find a new job far away from here and start fresh.
Im 16 months clean and have been looking forward to starting a new chapter yet i have another hurdle to go through and im just so exhausted.
One wrong turn has made my life an utter mess. Now im praying and working towards a better future.

So some context. I grew up in this house until I was in my teens. My grandmother died in 2015, But while she was staying in a nursing home for about 5 years one of her children, my aunt, did a sneaky and moved in to her house under the guise that she would take care of it and she absolutely and utterly destroyed the house. Fast forward to present day. My other aunt who is extremely responsible and pretty much has domain over all of my grandmothers stuff finally kicked her out and had someone assess what I thought was how much it would cost to get the house up to livable standards. My aunt has told me she would sell the house very cheap to us kids if we want it. I don't know "How cheap". My mother said probably around $20,000. I have been told it needs at least $30,000-$40,000 in repairs just to get it livable and up to code. It was built in 1928. "Technically" its a 3bd, 2bath, but it's more complicated than that. I don't know the fancy term for it but it basically has its own apartment on the top. So it has 2 pretty big bedrooms on the top, A full size kitchen with a walk-in pantry, A little dinky bathroom that's never been remodeled. And a little bit of space next to the stairs to put maybe a tall bookshelf. The downstairs is pretty much the same except the bedroom is massive, And then there's a set of stairs that looks like they used to connect to the stairs that go to the 2nd floor, But it is blocked off. It has a full size basement And not a very big front yard at all. Backyard is about the same.
The information on zillow says $107,000-153,000. I will take that with a grain of salt considering values of houses right now. I would not let anybody buy this house for any amount of money in its current condition. It's very very bad and makes me very upset.
My question is, Do you all think this is a good investment whether living in it myself or renting it out? I do not like the neighborhood it is in anymore. It used to be worse with police needing to be called, but it's not as bad because new ownership took over an apartment complex that's nearby but not right next to the house.

Okay, so for context: My MIL(49F) stepped by a few weeks ago to have a cup of tea and I(24f) had made some fresh cookies. While there she asked me about my will (I have none) and what would happen to my appartment if I died (I am not dying or even sick). The thing is my BF(27m) of almost a year moved in with me in february. I own the appartment, and I alone pay the mortage. BF pays half the cos associated with living there (around 350$/m all inclusive) plus we have a joint account for food (200$/m/each). When he moved in, I asked that he did not make a deposit plus would not pay rent till he was out of his old lease. The reason being that I wanted him to have some savings in case we split up and he needs to rent a place. Anyway: I told my MIL that the appartment and the HUGE dept along with it would go to my parents in the case of my untimely demise. She was not happy with the answer and insisted we should make a will to benefit each other (he owns nothing, so really it would be to benefit him), so that her son wouldn't end up homeless if somethign happened to me. I in turn told her that in the unlikely case that I got hit by a bus, then that would be something he needed to sort out with my parents (they love him, there is no way it would be an issue). That was that and she left soon after. I didn't think too much of it at first because I am in lawschool and "what is the law on this?"-questions aren't out of the ordinary, until I realized: She wasn't asking what the law was. She knew damn well what the law was. She was asking if I had a will and implying I should make one in favor of her son. Since then, I have been a little paranoid if I am being honest. I keep "hearing" her in the discussions I have with my BF and I know he talks to her about everything. It has slowly started to drive me nuts, and I am reconcidering a lot of things all of a sudden: 1) I am making adjustments to my loan in seven months. I had concidered offering him to buy half of it, so we'd own it together, but now I am not sure that is a good idea... 2) We have been looking at houses and even one apartment together, that we could possibly afford after we both graduate this summer, but I think maybe purchasing something on my own might be a better idea... 3) We have talked about getting maried and "project baby" but all of a sudden I want to put everything on hold. The thing is: I will never be sure, will I? That he isn't faking all the love, I belive we have togethter...
Am I being completely unreasonable?

Hey Folks,
Need a bit of advice and collective wisdom from y'all.
I recently bought a home and would like to rent out my 2br basement apartment. Since I expected all sorts of prospective tenants to. Reach out, I wanted to know

• If it's better to rent out to a family or 2 separate individuals? Where are the chances of less hassle?
  
• Incase it has to go to 2 separate people (friends or whatever) should I put both of them on the same lease or should I sign sperate lease for each room Incase one of them leaves in the future?
  
• Do you guys really share your internet with them? I'm kinda cautious on it as the connection will be on my name and what if they do shady stuff and I'm on the hook for it?
  

Any other advice that you might have for me would be great.
Thanks a lot!

So I'm 21 will turn 22 soon but as the title says mentally I'm not a day older than 15. For the past week or two I have been having this train of thoughts, this realisation that I'm no longer a teenager and that my actions have consequences, not that that it did before but I hope you get what I mean. Only my age meter went up but my head and mind still stuck the kid me. When I was 12-13 there were some guys in the neighborhood in their mid and late 20s, they were bad in academics or no other skill, unemployed, struggling to make their ends meet. These days I get reminded or remind myself often of those guys. Because judging how things are going on in my life in the next 5-6 years I might be in that club too.
Everyday I'm hit with this realisation that I AM ACTUALLY IN MY 20s, I know stupid thing to say but it is like that, I can no longer live in the shadow of my parents and friends, I actually have to go out and be a part of society.
Till now I've lived a life of comfort, though we're in no means "rich" but my parents have always given me more than I deserved. I've always been the somewhat weird kid and struggled fitting in but in the end things just worked out, and I found actual good friends. I lived my life going with the flow, went where the mob went, and life was fine. My parents made sure my necessities were met.
But I've always struggled with being introverted, being naive, I always get carried away, I lack so much tact, actually all these didn't exist (a bit did but) till I was 13. At 14 I got my first phone and I started using social media and I was introduced to the world of internet. That's when all the problems I mentioned above began.
I've always struggled with finding my personality. I don't know who I am. So by default I chose to become the class clown. At that time being edgy and going goofy and being the center of attention seemed cool. But that was it, I never actually became close friends I was just the funny fat guy that you messed around with a bit and that's it. Looking back I realised it, but back then I was just happy with all the attention + the attention I got on social media, used to be active on insta and FB al day.
During all this my grades were decent and I wasn't doing any bad stuff and going with the flow just seemed like the right decision. But that was my biggest mistake. No skill no nothing, zero passion about any subject, no dreams that was me.
My life was just ; 1. Clowning 2. Above average grades 3. Social media adddict. This sums up my teenage life.
All these things lasted till I graduated highschool, then came the big drift. The me who had never made a single important decision in my life is now having to make a choice that dictates my life for the next 5-6 years and probably my work life too. So naturally as expected I ran, I ran away, this the best I can do while faced with a though situation, this is the only tactic I know. This was March 2020, but guess what? April 2020 the pandemic began and everything closed. Ohh God!. So I took a year gap, I took this to stop running away, clear my thoughts and decide my future decisions.
But knowing me this was never going to happen, up until now I was only hooked on FB and Insta, during the lockdown I installed discord, twitter, reddit. Oh boy oh boy. My main aim of taking the drop year was lost. The year 2020 went by in a jiffy, all I remember was scrolling a lot of Instagram, reddit and chatting shit on discord that's it 7-8 months of 2020 gone, then came 2021 now time came to make a decision about what college to choose I was reluctant, I tried to find ways to delay, postpone it, tried to run away but time catches you fast and you can't escape.
But guess what May 2021 things got serious again it was the 2nd wave apparently, and things got postponed again, and I got more time, more delay. So again I went back into doing what I do best, wasting oxygen.
But again the year 2021 wasted. Entire year just gone by November-December I had to make a choice, I had no escape, I cried. I had nothing in mind. I told nobody, my parents probably thought I was making some wise decision, so I just chose this college where I heard some of my previous classmates went to, chose some random course.
But guess what first semester was online, for me it was the same routine like in the pandemic only at noon I had to clock in for some classes, but I never paid any attention, and as for exams you know how we did it in online classes.
But Aprill 2022 things were getting back it was time to go. We decided to rent an apartment and my roommate was my dad's colleague's son who too was in the same college. But guess what first day of offline classes I had an emotional breakdown I ran back home literally, I embarrassed my dad infront of this colleague, I even argued with his colleague, who was just trying to give me good practical advice, I still regret that. I didn't go to college till the next week, by that time I realised there was no escape and I HAD TO.
Even in college I have the lowest attendence, barely passing, even showing up drains my energy, each second feels like an hour. See just doing the bare minimum gets me so so tired. I do zero work, events and fests at college are just an excuse for me to run back home. I've only talked to like 2 people.
I can't start anything as soon I try to, in my head several voices start running up and down about the ifs and but, on top of that I'm a wannabe PERFECTIONIST, so that doesn't help either, for example; if I plan to have to have 6 hour study session tomorrow and my goal was to wake up at 6:00 am and start at 7:00 am but then for some reason I overslept and woke up at like 7:45 then my plan is off, ruined, and it gets postponed and now I'll be using my phone and the internet for the rest of the day. That's how a typical day in the life of mine looks.
As I've said earlier in the post I've always gone with the flow and things worked out somehow, so I don't have any experience of working hard for somthing or being passionate about something, or even taking decisions for myself, even the smallest decisions overwhelm me and I go into this state that I mentioned earlier of running away, it's so much so that I can even feel it physically, my body feeling weird and my mind feeling sad, that's how it is.
Fast forward to today I have backlog exams in few days and if I don't pass them then I'm done for but as you'd expect I'm the state of running aways so here I am, haven't studied anything, know nothing. Well I was able to finally delete Instagram, fb. But I still binge YouTube shorts, scroll reddit, twitter, and chat shit on discord. So deleting insta and FB made literally zero difference.
So overexposure to the internet made me feel 51 at 21. The fact that I'll be 22 soon and will keep growing and can't longer be that worry-less 14 year old scares me so much. My mom always brings this up. People my age so responsible doing this doing that achieving what not and here I am can't even leave the house. My dad said it too that it was better if I was even like those rebel, spoiled, rude kids because now I'm just an empty shell no matter what I'm said or told I don't react nothing fazes me. I'M JUST THERE. I have no hopes no aim, nothing for the future, I'm 22 but till now I've never had any romantic relationships. Leave that I haven't even had a proper conversation with a girl that lasted for more than 5 minutes, leaving work related conversations aside, sounds unbelievable but it's true. As a kid, I mean no kid does that, and as a teenager I was so busy being the class clowns I had no female friends either. But as I've drifted into pessimism the past few years I think I don't deserve any love and honestly felt indifferent about it. The me who has no hope for the future, so what's the point of hoping for a partner, right?
Didn't realise it went for this long, if you've read this far then tell me what you think, have to say.

I feel like kind of an asshole even posting this when some of the posts at the top of this sub are so much bleaker, but here goes.
My wife and I are lucky enough to have lived in a 2-bdrm rent-controlled apartment for the last 15 years. It's an apartment in a house so only 4 units total. Even luckier is that it came with a stacking apartment-sized washer & dryer in a hall closet.
The washer went the other day (20 years old so no huge surprise). We got in touch with the property manager and they decided to replace both the washer & dryer.
We weren't here when they were installed so we were surprised to get back and see that they weren't apartment sized but rather full-size units.
They're absolutely massive. They take up the whole closet. We used to be able to store other laundry-related stuff in there (soap, ironing board, iron etc...) and now we have to try and find room in our already seriously cramped apartment for all that stuff and then go get it from elsewhere whenever we want to do laundry. We also don't even need them, there's only two of us. I can't see us ever needing to do a load of laundry that big and we'll just end up wasting water and hydro.
It feels pretty or ungrateful to complain, but man this is going to actually make things tougher for us. Just curious what other folks would do. Suck it up, or try to nicely mention the issues.

I’ll be moving to St. Paul in August. What’s the best way to find condo apartments for rent?

Hi all, not really sure what to do currently. My boyfriend and i moved into a new flat in September of 2022. Since day one there have been issues with the bathroom like the flush leaking, the tap on the basin leaking etc, but most prominently, the water boiler for the shower has not worked since day one.
We have been paying the rent in full, it's not very high but it's still a lot. We have complained to our land lady multiple times and there have been handy workers that have visited twice or thrice. Who advised that the only thing that can be done is that she has to buy us a new boiler because they just do not make parts for the very old one we have. She told us she ordered a new boiler but that handy worker had no open appointments.
Then 3 weeks ago she told us that the very first Handy worker she called (who apparently can fix the old one) called her back (she had called him all the way back in November) and that he is willing to come take a look. That still hasn't happened. This makes us think she never ordered the new boiler to save money and has been lying to us.
My boyfriend called the new handy worker a few times but they can't do anything unless the land lady says so.
We have been using the shower in the flat 1 floor below us (she owns the whole building) and it has been really inconvenient, even though we have access to a shower. It was okay in the winter but not anymore.
We are at our wits end trying to get her to fix it, we hadn't thought of getting any legal recourse because apart from the shower issue she is a really nice lady and a single mom but we are just really tired of not having a working shower.
What should we do?

I’m a 20 year old guy considering moving to Poland. I’m too lazy to rent an apartment and take care of it so I’ll be spending around 2000€ a month to stay in a 4 star hotel (breakfast included). I don’t plan on cooking either, so I was wondering how much someone would usually have to spend on food when eating out. Just for context I’m a bodybuilder so I usually eat lean cuts of meat and a side dish. PS my total budget for the month is 4000€

Hi I'm new here, I apologies if this is a common question.
I can't seem to find the answer to this question searching on google. Can I use equity from a mortgage free property to fund deposit for another IP or does that first property need to still have a mortgage on it?
I have one IP (375m2 house) interstate (SA) currently worth between $400k to $450k (just an estimate based on properties sold in the area, I will get it properly valued when I decide to get another IP). I have around $200k left to pay off. I bought it a few years ago for around $280k and the rent is currently $380/week so I get extra income from it after my fortnightly repayments come out. I have the ability to pay it off outright, once again can I use equity if it's fully paid off? If not, should I lower my mortgage before using the equity to fund a 2nd investment? I will do my research on location later, open to other states if it fits my budget.
Also what are you opinions on investing on houses/apartments/commercial building? Which is better?
I understand that typically houses are more expensive and give less rent compared to what they're worth, but the increase in value can be better than other properties depending on the location, economy, infrastruction in the area. I've read countless articles about apartment highrises and service apartments being risky with large management fees and being harder to sell due to value not going up much, but what about regular apartments (I understand I will have to calculate strata, rates and other fees and see if I will come out positive with the rent/repayments). I don't know anything about commercial buildings. I will look into these things too in my spare time, just wanted some opinions from here too.

Are you thinking about moving to California? It’s a beautiful state with a lot to offer, but it can also be overwhelming if you’re not prepared. In this blog, we’ll cover everything you need to know before making the move, including practical tips for finding housing, dealing with logistics, and connecting with a reputable realtor in the area.

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I'm from the U.S. and am in the very lucky position that my employer will pay my rent for my 9-month stay in Dublin (1 September 2023 through 30 May 2024)--if necessary, my employer is happy to swallow the cost of a full year's lease. I don't want to take advantage of my employer's generosity, but nor am I able to spend weeks fighting to get an apartment. At what monthly rent does the competition to rent get easier? In other words, how much should I expect to pay in rent for a studio or one-bedroom (or even a nice room in a nice group house) so that I'm not one of hundreds of people competing for the same place? It would be best if I rent a place near Grand Canal Dock or in Dublin 2 or 4. (Again, I know this is a great problem to have and I certainly won't be in this position after I return to the US!)

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This took an unbearable amount of time, sorry, I was busy with tests and you know… school stuff, it's not looking good for my writing, I pretty much only have free time with my phone for only 2 hours a day except for weekends. As a compensation for the ridiculous amount of time this chapter took, it's going to be extra long, and have action parts again (kind of) and some gore, enjoy!
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"What was it again?"
"Schen- i mean Schon"
"Right, what got you here, near the edge and all? It's a nice edge, but still an edge"
"Desperate for work I guess, I assume you're the same?"
Schon… no, Schen… answered as he took a sip out of his drink, it isn't as bad as he thought it would be, it's sweet, and at least it isn't recycled water.
"Kind of, I just work here because… well… my skill set isn't impressive"
"A loader, no? All that work in the cargo bay?"
"Yeah, what does it feel like being an SC?"
"Being a security captain feels…"
Schen took a glance at his tag, hidden beneath his shirt and new uniform, a piece of memory and evidence of who he once was.
"...familiar"
"Oh yeah… aren't you an ex-mil?"
"I am"
"Why did you quit?"
"It's… it got a bit too mu it can ch for me, though i do miss my team, best few people i've ever worked with"
"Good terms?"
"Brothers, live by them, die by them, not literal on the latter of course, but it can happen, too bad we're disbanded now"
"Why?"
"Let's just say they don't wanna work without their favorite captain"
"Oh… Where are they now?"
"Living their best life with their family i hope, least there's nothing to threaten their lives there"
"Why don't you go back to yours?"
"Don't have one, too old to return back home and do nothing, and too old to find a mate, kinda missed my chance back then"
"And you're satisfied with just being an SC in a random cargo ship that visits edge territories?"
"It's still something, besides, i've got more than enough experience for it… hmm… lunch's over, good talk"
"Looks like it is, nice to know you… Schon?"
He nodded in confirmation, and went to pay for his lunch. It was decent, but he'd rather have it stale than having to actually pay, he can't believe he actually missed those stale rations. Perhaps because he was used to it, old habits and preferences are hard to shake off, they said. He went back to his post, just a little room filled with camera monitors with a teeny tiny armory next to it. Genuinely, it looked pathetic next to the military armory he was used to.
But the weapons were familiar, kind of, just lacking the usual stopping power and attachments of the ones he used to have. After the (unfortunate) disbanding of his team and his (honorable) discharge from the military as well as the new (rather stupid if you ask him) identity of Schon, he was desperate for work. It's his fault really, he should've been at home enjoying the rest of his life now that that Schen technically no longer exists.
But the soldier in him wanted to do something, so he did, and now here he is, a simple SC in a cargo ship, which took an unnecessary amount of effort, as apparently the union was still somewhat skittish about the video he broadcasted before he went on the temporary desertion, but now that he knows everything, it doesn't really matter. It isn't bad by any means, but it ain't the military, and the more he worked the more he wished for a pirate attack. He also just missed being together with his team, but alas, they have their own lives, so he had to let them go, though he does have their contact number saved on his personal datapad.
He turned on the only monitor inside his room that isn't used to look through a camera, and looked for anything interesting in the network. Interesting as in any news regarding the 'Goels' and their recent introduction, he had been keeping a close eye on it. He doesn't need to, it isn't his business anymore and if he tried to make it his business again he can expect agents on his tail, but since he was heavily involved anyway, he thought why not as well do it. And it was just fine so far, though he has no clue how the green one, Abel if his memory serves him, turned from a drone to… well… that.
He learned a bit about who humans are, and what humanity was like, before it went away and was 'replaced' by the Goels. And as far as he knows they're dead, like extinct dead, so obviously the appearance of the cheery human male that acted as the Goel ambassador shocked him. He still has no clue now, though his theory as to how essentially boils down to 'ancient civilization fuckery'. And as far as he can tell, there's no problem with that, yet, the discussions were relatively smooth if the news were to be trusted and the council seems to actually starting to trust the Goels, kind of.
He browsed through the tabs and websites, most of which he already read and glossed over.
Trade offer accepted between union and Goels
No surprise there, no man or woman in the council wanted to pass up such a deal.
Military showcase ends in awe, fear, and admirance
He saw the videos on that one, it was impressive.
Goel ambassador visits Caevit palace garden, Godfather was shook
He suppose having such an important guest roaming around your garden can be a bit complicated, so he understands.
Goel ambassador faints during a direct discussion with the council, paramedics clueless
Now that's interesting, and frankly worrying, he didn't get to see the full broadcast yesterday, actually he missed most of it, so he didn't get to see what happened.
"What happened to you?"
He mumbled as he read the article and looked at the pictures and videos of the accident. Unknown cause, immediately escorted, and the sudden silence from the Goels, and it has been for almost half a cycle now. Strange, he looked through the video again, watched how Abel behaved, and noted the many oddities present. He seemed just fine, just giving his presentation to the council as professional as one can be as an ambassador and then suddenly he just… dropped, he thought about exhaustion at first, but the longer he thinks about it the dumber it gets.
No way the current Abel is human, he was explicitly told by him that there are no humans left, so what is it?. He couldn't come up with anything, but kept it in mind as he looked for more info on the current situation. It wasn't long until he realized there's nothing else he can learn and turned off the computer. He looked at the time, and suddenly remembered something vital, alcohol break, he reached down under his desk and took out a bottle, the very same one that he took to the desert planet with him.
No shot glass no problem, he popped the cap off and drink straight from the bottle, not very classy but whatever. He hid it back under the desk and walked out of his office now that he actually remember something actually vital, his men. The security team more precisely, and he's the current captain, someone's had to check on them. He ran into one guard waiting around the cafeteria and greeted them.
"All good?"
"All good, no danger"
"Yet, keep an eye out, and if you can, help anyone in need, being a security isn't just about holding weapons and warding off pirates, you should know that by now"
"Yes sir, sorry"
"Sigh i've worked with trainees that are better than this"
He grumbled as he left to look for another man to inspect. His new subordinates are… a particular group. Some of them take the job seriously, some are a bit more relaxed but still vigilant, but most, like the one he just gave a mouthful to is God awful, improper stance, manners, no incentives, and utterly basic in weapon mastery. He has to cut them some slack, they're just basic security after all, not soldiers, but still. He ran into a more favorable one patrolling the hallway leading to the reactor, he actually knows this one's name, Koern, a Civean, and he couldn't be more glad he actually got a salute from him.
"Greetings, Captain Schon, is there any problem?"
"It's Sche- i mean… yes thank you, and no, there's no problem, just daily inspection"
"I see, how do I do?"
"As usual, very good, keep It up"
"Thank you sir… sir can i ask you something? I've been considering looking for you but now you're here…"
"Sure, i can spare some time"
"Can I request a leave from you sir?"
"I can if there are valid reasons"
"I've requested it to the captain, but all she said is that i should ask you first"
"I see, but what's the reason?"
"Family matter, I have a relative on a planet named Rosan IV, ever heard of it?"
"Isn't that the newly built colony planet?"
"It is, a much better built colony compared to the rest, new union projects and all that stuff, my cousin signed up for it, we've been communicating just fine so far, until a few days ago"
"What happened?"
"I don't know, he just went… silent, i thought okay, maybe he's busy or there's a problem with the communication there, so i just waited, but it has been too long now, usually he sends a message almost daily, now there's nothing"
"I don't think you need to ask for a leave in that case"
"Why?"
"Rosan IV is in the list of destination of this ship, station building material shipping, after this one we should be on the way there"
"Oh thank God, i knew i should've checked the list"
"Well… this is an edge operating ship, you know? In that case, all you'll need is a shore leave on any station there, short but should be enough for you to check in on your cousin"
"That's all i need sir, thank you"
"Of course, now continue your work, we'll be there before you know it"
"Yes sir"
Schen walked away with a little curiosity in his mind, Rosan IV huh? isn't that the planet that's been really silent? He remembered a conversation at the cafeteria, a few people were talking about it. Some talk about how stupid of a project it was, how it was no different than any other colony, a 'gold plated' lie if you will. But most were talking about how it became a 'ghost' of sorts, communications fell, ships that come and go there go missing, a few creepy tales here and there, it was almost a horror story.
He doubted it, such an ambitious project is bound to have some issues, there's a huge price for luxury, and that price is probably hitting right now. Which made him worried a little, a new colony is a gold mine for pirates and raiders, that was probably the price, pirate intervention. But if all goes well, it shouldn't be that bad, no way those ridiculous stories are real…. Maybe.
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Rana sat down on his padded seat, in his room, in his literal castle, thinking, not about anything in particular, but just thinking. And maybe glossing over his new arm again, to be in awe again, he still doesn't know how the movement is that smooth. Pearl white, shaped just like his other arm, even has the claws, and probably smoother in terms of movements than his actual arm despite being a prosthetic. It has been quite a while since his particular experience on that planet, and the prosthetic is still not showing any issue, any normal prosthetic would break down or need maintenance after this long of a time.
It's also… self repairing? He's not sure if he's hallucinating, but he's pretty sure the arm rebuilt itself after he accidentally bumped it into something hard. A small piece of the outer casing fell off, he didn't pay much attention to it, until it disappeared minutes after when he tried to look at it to see how bad it was. All in all, a new experience, awe inducing and a bit scary, would be really nice too, if it wasn't for-
"Rana"
"AAH! Oh… dad…"
-That, his father.
"It's time to-"
"Look at my arm and pry it open, i know"
"Good, let's-"
"But why?"
"Sigh Rana, we had this conversation before, you know the reasons"
"Well I don't want to care about it!"
"It's for our people…"
"No, it's for yourself! Come on dad! Don't you hear what they said? What did they offer? They gave us everything!"
"No one in this universe, organic or not, is stupid enough to give away vital information and material to someone else they just met, they must be hiding something"
"So they're lying, is that it?"
"Yes, i… we believe so"
"Okay, give me a reason why they're lying"
"That's what a dumb leader would do"
"Oh please, don't act like dad's not just another servant to the matriarch"
"She's your grandma"
"Doesn't change anything dad, and no, i don't like laying on a bed while people i don't know try to pry open my arm"
"Sigh does that mean you don't-"
"No"
"Fine… as you wish… but i hope you can understand"
"I already understand, and i don't like it"
"....."
Rana heard his room's door opening and then closing behind him, and sighed. Life hasn't been the same since he returned, his father has been a lot more serious, he can understand that, it makes sense. But he had been putting him into these weird 'inspections' ; they weren't inspections, they were straight up experiments, to try and pry open his new arm. That was how he discovered the last strange and fascinating thing about it, it can feel pain.
He remembered how everyone in the room froze when he screamed in pain, they were bewildered. It was only when he kicked the person inserting some sort of needle-like thing into the gaps of his prosthetic in the face that they knew what was happening. And yet, knowing what it does, his father still insists they do more of his experiments. It doesn't seem to matter how many anesthetics, painkillers and other treatments have been done, he can still feel the pain, it pops up from time to time, sometimes waking him from his sleep.
It was not something he wants to go through again, even if he's unconscious during the operation. At Least it isn't everyday he gets 'inspected' thanks to someone who dislikes the idea as much as he did. Rana heard his door open again, and smiled knowing who it was.
"Rana? Honey? There you are…"
"Hey mom…"
"Have you eaten yet?"
"Mom, a servant came here an hour ago, bringing the food, of course i did"
"Good, something to help you recover"
"Mom, I'm good, okay?"
"Nonsense…"
She gave him a pat and a scratch on the head, his favorite guilty pleasure. He always feels like he's still a child everytime she does it, and not a grown man, but it would be a total lie to say he doesn't like it.
"You need energy to recover from that"
She tapped his prosthetic.
"It's not like it's gonna grow back…"
"One can hope, it's terrible what happened to you"
"Well, it's okay now, they redeemed themselves"
"Hmph… no one's hurting my boy, no one, not even a sentient AI from a different era of the universe"
"Thanks mom… But i don't think you're fit enough to fight Cain"
"I'll beat him with my motherly aura, the thing he's missing, anyway, how's your arm, darling?"
"It's fine… still hurts sometimes"
"Sigh if only your father would listen, him and his ridiculous experiments, what's in that arm anyway?"
"Technology used by a race that defied time…"
"Doesn't justify him doing those things to you… he's been here, doesn't he?"
"He just left"
"Hmm…. You two had a talk?"
"He's just here to… you know what he does"
"Well glad to know he doesn't get through with it today, alright sweetie, just here to check up on you"
"Mom, i'm not a boy anymore"
"A boy you are not, you are a grown man, but my boy you are, and always will be, see you tomorrow honey"
"Stay safe"
"Always…"
Well that doesn't last long, Rana thought as his mother left the room, that's one of the issues they had since forever, she is always very busy. Because unlike father she's not the type to just sit behind a desk and give out orders, she's a lot more active, and caring at that. His father is the supreme general, sure, but Rana always looked up to her more, and her job as the health minister. She's always on a trip to visit hospitals all around the union and other things he doesn't know much about. And of course, unlike his father, that means she's not always home, shame.
Rana thought about it, and suddenly remembered his interaction with Lnaia that night when he first woke up to discover his arm missing. He never told it to her, but the reason she felt familiar is that both her and his mother have the same job, making sure of people's wellbeing. He thought maybe she would know, but maybe not everyone knows that the current Qrid health minister is married to the supreme general, it isn't exactly a super popular thing.
Sometimes Rana gets reminded of who his parents were everytime he looks at any news regarding the Goels, about Cain and Abel. Just how unironically similiar they are, to be so far apart in mindset and goals and yet so close to each other through love… well… atleast Cain and Abel did, he's not so sure about his parents, not anymore.
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Faen sat in his office, stressed out of his mind, everything has been a mess, Abel's incident at the councillor station, the countless interviews asking for his opinion, it was, somehow, getting a bit too much. Faen expected everything, but Abel passing out in the middle of a speech for no reason is not one of them, and for the Goels to go completely silent after, just what in the world is happening?. He doesn't like it, he doesn't like being out of control, out of the know, not knowing anything makes him uncomfortable, knowing that it can decide the fate of his kind made it near unbearable.
He founds himself scratching his own desk with his claws from all the stress, he stopped, and sighed as he brushed off the wood chips. Maybe he should he take his medications again, he opened a drawer on his desk and took out a small plastic container with labels on it, a medication for high blood pressure, he took one pill and set it back inside the drawer.
"Still on your meds, love?"
A voice came out of nowhere, it trigerred his instinct to reach for the concealed handgun next to him, but as he aimed towards whoever's in front of him, he realized it was a mistake.
"Yana…"
"Still as nimble as i remember, though you got a bit stiff on the arms there"
"I thought you already left…"
"Come on Faen, both you and i know i wouldn't leave without at least saying goodbye to you"
"Is that all you're here for?"
He said as he put the gun away, coming back to a more calm demeanor.
"Of course not, i'm here to check up on our son, and talk to you"
He raised his eyebrow a bit at that.
"Rare…"
"Not as rare as you making a call to me, we need to talk Faen"
"About?..."
"Sometimes i wonder if you take all the medicine i prescribed for you…of course about our son!"
"Sigh is this about-"
"Yes! What makes you think it's a good idea to probe our son like he's some sort of foreign creature?"
"I've taken every precaution, he's been given anesthetics and-"
"Oh i don't care, it's not about how bad of a pain he's experiencing, or how subdued it is so it's not dangerous, this is about him experiencing it in the first place! that's not supposed to happen!"
"Yana, please, we have the best doctors working on him"
"Well I don't believe you…"
"Why?"
"Because I'm the health minister and I need to see their license, and if I don't… i see them as unqualified as to even hold a needle, but i'm here not to hear you say what or… how you do this, we've been there, it doesn't matter… he's still our son and i disagree, what i want to know is why"
Faen massaged his forehead out of annoyance.
"Because-"
"You're scared…. I know"
"What?"
"You're scared of the Goels, of their ways"
"Anyone would"
"I know… and you're trying to do something about it…"
She sat down on the chair right in front of his desk, it was preserved for only other generals and the matriarch herself, incase of a private meeting, her sitting there is technically illegal.
"....But does that change anything? Change the fact that they offer help?"
"You can't trust anyone just like that, they're hiding something"
"And you can't just distrust them for the same reason, it goes both ways, even if they are, is that really a reason for you to dissect our son?"
"It's just his arm"
"So what? You're trying to take it off and leave him armless?"
"It's not the only prosthetic in the world"
"And yet the finest! You have to admit it, they are superior in many ways, they are thousands of years ahead of us, I have never seen such a sophisticated prosthetic before, you know me, this is my field, and that thing on him makes our best prosthetic look ancient!"
"But then what am I supposed to do? Do nothing? Sit there as those things do whatever they want to us? to the union?"
"No! you work with them… i heard what you two were fighting about, i was outside, about why the Goels have no reason to lie, and i agree with him"
"Then what?"
"Here's the thing Faen, there's a difference between being exploited, and working together… they're looking forward to working with you, giving the union their technology and helping it improve… you on the other hand… want to exploit them, learn what they can do and how they did it and then see if you can do it for yourself, i get the point, but why would you steal something that is given out for free?"
"Do I really have to say this again? It's because-"
"Pride… It's because of pride… looks like the old sentiment that caused the great war all those years ago are still here… shame, i thought we would be better as a species, turns out we never change, what a disappointment"
She uttered those last words with bitterness and a flat face, and left the room without another word, she didn't look back, or say goodbye as she is probably leaving, as if she doesn't care anymore. Faen was half stunned, half angry at what she said, that was just her assumption, he reasoned to himself. But now he can't stop thinking about it, as much as he tries to deny it, is that really him? Is that what she thinks of him? A disappointment?

I’ve been renting an apartment in large home that’s split up into four apartments for the last twelve years. I’m a great tenant. When I moved in, the bedroom carpet wasn’t in the best shape. Now, twelve years later it’s looking pretty rough. It’s been cleaned once and that didn’t seem to help matters. If I had to guess, I would say that the carpet is at least fifteen years old. The house is owned by a management company who owns many rental properties throughout my town.
I would love to have the carpet replaced. I’m wondering if it would be okay to ask management if the carpet could be replaced? I’d even be willing to contribute to the cost.

I am getting put in the area for military in Egg harbor township. I am unfamiliar with the area and want to know if i should get an apartment in ac or what are the best places nearby i should look. I would like to keep the rent on the lower end. Plus what are the best gyms in the area ?