weeman111

Hi,we are hoping to go to Melbourne in September,Frankston/Mornington area and hope to buy a house as soon as possible,we would like to rent for a while first,preferably furnished houses or units as we are taking nothing with us,anyone know of any websites to check out(been on realestate.com but not very many if any furnished places)thanks in advance Dave

iPom

Furnished is few and far between.

Get unfurnished, rent white goods from Radio Rentals, buy an outdoor table and chairs to use inside, go to IKEA for basics.

http://www.domain.com.au/?s_cid=4304 is good for searches.

Search this forum for other rental threads as there are loads.

touchingcloth

do radio rental deliver?...how long is the waiting time?...will the rent to someone with no credit history?

Thanks
TC

weeman111

Thanks that sounds like the way to go as we dont want to start buying too much stuff in case it wont suit house we buy,do you know how long you have to be in oz before you can get a mortgage,we dont want to threw too much away renting,cheers Dave

john mcshane

Hi dave
jake here we are also going to mornington area with no stuff , we land in 5 wks if we can get everthing sorted in time. we are in south west scotland where are you in scotland.
have you got any kids , also what are you going to do for work ,i am a chippie ,wifes a chef and have 5 yr old daughter.
when we get there we are staying in hotel 2 nights then caravan or holiday let for few weeks then rent for approx 6 months to find rihgt area before we hopefully buy or build

cheers jake

weeman111

Hi,Jake we are in Dumfries,going to stay with sis for a while till we get somewhere to rent,we lodged our bond on 28th April so hope not too long!.I am a painter,wife works in travel agents,been in contact with a few guys over there,lots of work they tell me so hope to get job soon as poss,my nephew works as joiner in Frankston area he always seems to be busy,were you 139 visa application or other?Cheers mate Dave

john mcshane

Hi dave
am at other in of galloway from you , i no a few boys in dumfries used to hag about with some boys in 80s we were into scooters ,i still no some them .Also some boys in building trade i no all good lads from dumfries hope you get to oz soon and we can hook up for drink or two
what age are you both im 38 wifes 30 and wee girl 5 we are keeping house on in scotland just now as its to late to sell , i have just finished building it after 3 yrs
speak again soon jake

Nikki.P

Hi Dave

There is a website www.realestate.com.au that deals in property rentals and sales. When we were in Perth we were told 3-6 months in permanent employment before you would get a mortgage but it does depend how much of a deposit you've got apparently. If you can come up with 30% someone will give you a mortgage might just be slightly higher interest. Good luck

Nikki

suzimc

Hi weeman111,

There is a list or rental websites here:

http://www.yellabrickroad.com/propertyrent.html

There is also a list of short term let links on the same site if you are looking for something shorter.

weeman111

Hi,Nikki thanks for your reply,we can stay with sister for a little while so that is good,hope to try and get work as soon as we arrive,got some good contacts,cheers Dave

weeman111

Thanks that is a good website,cheers Dave

extrameant

We've been renting furnished from http://www.australianhomeaway.com.au/
This was meant to be short term for us but we have ended up staying for a long time now the way things have worked out. I don't think they have anything so far south as Frankston, but worth a look anyway.

The advantage is you only need to give 2 weeks notice once you find a job/where you want to live etc. Relatively cheap too.