I would recommend getting yourself a good mortgage broker, they will be able to shop around and find lenders who can give you a line of credit against your equity.Lending regulations from APRA have loosened here in the past few weeks, prior to that, essentially the bank watchdog, was throttling the lending market for all except first home buyers who cant afford to purchase here anyway...A few weeks back they removed the tight leash on the banks, and with the interest rate cut past couple of weeks, funding will get easier, so if it has been a month or more since you tried a few banks, I would start trying again...but again, would highly recommend a mortgage broker to assist. 

Higher cost, but much more sturdy. 

Put a sturdy low to the ground deck on top of the pool.

With the design of the front end, and the trucks basically being armored vehicles, what will happen when they crash into other vehicles that aren't as sturdy?

My approach is to keep PM's on a very short leash so they cannot use my property as an ATM.

Agreed with @Donna M. given the situation but keep this tenant on a tight leash.

Still have a landlord leash but $48k equity going in.

They are still subject to common animal rules (no barking, on a leash or under owner control outdoors, clean up after them immediately, etc.)

A few days ago my childhood bestie brought her 4 yo. over and (of course), the 4 yo tried to pull my dog's tail, and did pull my dog's tail, like she was walking my dog on a leash!

Ronda Robb a new sturdy snow blower can cost $600-$1000.