Renting tips?

[Visitor8]

I live in a small town outside of the city, and I pay $200 a week for a 3 br house in the good area You would be paying a lot more than that I think being in BB.

Tips, well firstly get your credit report because they need that and it's best to get that done straight away
When you go in to book a time to view make sure you are dressed nicely, and anyone going with you, and the kids are going to be good (in other words right on nap time is a bad idea).
Before you hand in your application for a house, make sure you do a drive by. I like to do these three times, once in the middle of the day and once midweek in the middle of the night, and on a Friday or Saturday night too. Take note of noise, neighbours etc. Make sure you take note of how well your neighbours yards are looked after too, can really tell what a person is like by having a really quick snooping over the back fence lol
Take a lot of photos when you get your house, of any marks, holes, tears or stains. Give 1 copy to your landlord or realestate, and keep a copy in a safe place for yourself.
Keep all rent receipts.

Make sure when your choosing a house that you think about all the important things...
How secure your yards are
What the area is like
Bus accessability
Parks for the kids
Schools in the location (sometimes a public school that you want to send your kids to wont take them if there is a closer one in the district)
Where the shops are and if it's walking distance
How close you are to busy streets

Good luck, renting is so exciting and finding a house can be very very frustrating when you get rejected time and time again but the right one will just 'fall in your lap'

[Oorki Galoorki]

i believe its only in tas you need the credit report
i doubt you would want to spend over 200 per week.. as it is thats 1/2 your weekly wage..

[Butterfly Child]

Thanks missymoo n doudou,
Wow thats great a 3br, thats a great price hun ive been looking online the best is about 250-300 pw for a one bdr,(and not very nice) and thats surrounding areas too around byron, mainly brunswick heads, ocean shores, mullumbimby.
guess i might have too look around at other areasfurther than i wantt, its abit scary i want and need to do this for my daughter and myself but its going to be lonely n hard..( haaving a bad today sory)

[BrightSparkles]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... whatever you do take photos of EVERYTHING when you move into a place so that you can use it as proof if there are any issues. RE's try and sting you for everything otherwise!
GL in finding somewhere. Hope you find something you like.
xxx

[Madissun]

Emma- hun i just want to say that while it's hard sometimes and lonely, it's the best thing i've ever done!
I moved out 5 weeks ago and i love it. Yes, Toby is older than you're daughter, but he's still hard work sometimes
I love being on my own and being able to raise the Toby the way I want to raise him.
Good luck hun... And as for the credit report, they dont check it in Vic so it must just be a state by state thing?

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Hi there.

I pay $400 a week for a gorgeous brand new 3 bdrm house in a new suburb. It is more than what we can afford but we make it work.

And yes i really advise that before you sign a lease that you do a walk through of the place and write down every fault that the place has, as far as i know most real estates have to do it and they have you sign it its so that when you have inspections it on record that the place had faults and they cant pin it on you.

[rhyb]

No advice just subscribing cz Ill be making the big move once the girls are home and in some sort of routine Good luck emmasn