funkybuddah

Am heading out in January, and we have only booked 3 weeks accomodation. Do you think this will be enough time to get a rental property sorted out or not? We're in a position where, when we do rent, we can pay the whole 6mths up front, so hopefully it won't be to hard to get somewhere

kevinbloomfield

Hey, where you heading for?

Wol

Plenty of time - don't rush. Take time to investigate the area and avoid making an expensive mistake.

Centurion

That should be fine. When renting you I would suggest going on line and looking at rental properties on www.realestate.com.au on the web and then browsing rentals. Dont delay and phone the real estate agent straight away since good rentals will go same day.

If you go into the agents themselves you will be spending all day and maybe see a few agents and the lists but they all list them on the site anyway (the major agents anyway). Its faster and a better use of your time and then simply phone to check availability and make an appointment to view (usually same day).

You have to kind of see the property and apply as soon as possible. The competition for rentals is harsh lol and there are not many decent properties about.

The fact that you can pay 6 months up front will make you more attractive than any other applicant but they go like hot cakes so if you find one you really like I would suggest saying you want it there and then.

Have fun happy house hunting!

Sandra

We took six weeks and had plenty of time to look around - check up front with the agents and do not waste time looking at any rentals that do not meet your criteria. If you have kids/pets/pool table or a combination of them there is no point in looking at a house half hung off a cliff one arse of an agent sent us to.

Take your time with the rental and do not panic, an extra week in temp accommodation can save you lots of expense getting out of an area you end up not liking, or in a house that looks a peach in summer/winter when you see it for 20 mins and can be a right royal pain in the opposite seasons.

Getting out of a lease can be expensive, so try and only sign for six months max. And if you feel you are going to lose the rental house of your dreams and start worrying....remember that it is only a rental. Hopefully in enough time it will be your home you are buying and that will take even more hard work

There are a few other threads on here about what to do when getting a rental, like checking out the deposit and the expected return state. It is worth doing a search. I took note of loads of the advice and it really helped us.

Good luck

sunshinesarah

I reckon 3 weeks is ample if you get stuck into looking. We found a place in 2 days here on Sunshine Coast. What we didn't realise though was that we just could not get anywhere furnished. So we lived with just a mattress, fridge and samping set of plates etc for the first few months until our stuff arrived. All rentals have a cooker though. So if you don;t want to buy the basics as soon as you get here, send your stuff in advance.

Another tip, bring as many references as poss and proof of funds etc. Our checks only took a few days becuase we had a lot of this and therefore 'looked good' candidates on paper. if you have 6 months funds to pay up front, it will only go in your favour!

Nothing to worry about and good luck
Sarah

elksa

Thanks for all the replies. Its made me feel better to know that 3 weeks will probs be enough. Last thing I wanna do is be homeless with the kids :scared:
By the way I'm heading 4 the Gold Coast. Or maybe Cleveland area

Sue2

You are lucky as you know what area you want to move to, the process of taking a rental is very quick...we could have been in ours 'If we wanted in a matter of days' It all depends on your area as to how many rentals there are...where we are there was not many and when there was they would do 'OPEN DAYS' when sh*t loads of people look at the house in one go. It helped us offering 6 months rent up front.... moving fast with viewing the house and getting the paperwork in a.s.a.p. A couple of Oz references is a must.

Sue x

jonjon

where did you find your temp accomidation from. how much does it cost approx per week for temp accomodation

chatty34

We found ours on the internet via SIL, it is fully furnished 3 bed house with car and large garden $700 per week. Now we are here we feel that its a lot of money but we were having trouble finding something that was ff untill our container arrived, when you look at paying for a hotel plus hire car I suppose it wasnt a bad deal.

debilloyd

Who is SIL Shazza? I have been looking for a 2 week rental in Sydney whilst we look for one longer term and can't find anything cheaper than $1500 a week and thats for a 3 bed, same as you?

Debs

Bella Donna

Not Shazza, Debi, but SIL usually stands for sister-in-law.

debilloyd

Oh yeh, silly me, thanks for coming back so quickly. I haven't found anywhere cheaper than about $1500 for a week so $700 is a wicked price!

Debs

Bella Donna

I would say it depends on your destination. Certainly we've had hell's own job in WA, but we do have our pets and rentals in WA are very much in demand anyway. It's taken us in excess of five weeks, and tbh, if my husband and our new landlord hadn't had mutual friends and acquaintances, it may have been longer. Much of the time comes from having to apply, wait for an answer - usually 48 hours - and try again if you get knocked back, so in essence it's wasted time. We lost a lot of time doing that.

We didn't offer rent up front on the one we've landed, but did on others - didn't seem to cut it for us.

I wish you luck in your search - at the end of the day, I think much of it is down to luck.

walaj

references from where? we will be landing and looking for virtually everything from accomodation to jobs. We have some friends in Oz, will that be good enough?