Two websites I would recommend to find places
in Australia is:
realestate.com.au & domain.com.au
Domain.com.au lets you search by carpark/carport value
were realestate.com.au doesnt
BE CAREFULL of looking online , I have found a LOT of
places on realestate.com.au has FALSE information and
OUTDATES PHOTOS .
Tips when moving:
Work out how much you can afford
, how many bedrooms , car ports you need
If you can afford it some semi decent places
in Brisbane with 3 bedroom is AU$300-AU$340
a week .
If you have a LOT of stuff , then you may need
a shed .
If you use Cable (Bigpond/Optus) then you may
want to see if the cable box's are on the outside
of the houses/unit .
Will you get Naked/ADSL/ADSL2 , check out the
exchange lists online and see if the suburbs
support ADSL/NakedADSL/ADSL2
Before you check out the places,
Check online , print out places you like ,
goto that surburb and check out the places
from outside, this gives you a more TRUTHFULL
view at the property then what is online .
Check the places for White ants , THREE
places I viewed recently were infected
with white ants NO MENTION OF THIS
on the ad .
Take a Refadex when your going to
check out all the places ,
if you know the address before you
leave then plan out which house to visit
1st/2nd/3rd etc , thus saving on petrol
and time running around.
When it comes time to goto the real estate
MORE PAPER WORK IS BETTER , its amazing
how many times you need to SIGN and
show proof of incoming/address/id/etc
If you have a car that is unregoed
it is actually CHEAPER to get it towed
to the new location then get a one
day pass + one day insurance .
(1 day pass about 20 bucks , 1day insurance 62 bucks)
When your traveling around the suburbs
make sure your print out lists what
real estate its with and drop into those
real estaes to find out the public viewing times/dates
its a good idea to time the visits when your in
the suburb .
Once you get the place , take PHOTOs of ALL damage or
things that need to be fixed , if needed type out
extra things that need to be mentioned .
Note that some realesates dont allow pets
and smoking inside any more also you only get told
this once you paided bond and get the keys .
More helpers you can help you the better .
Start packing ASAP , plastic box's from
kmart/cheap places can be picked up 10 to 12
bucks and work out better then card board boxs.
If you get a place with wood/timber floor boards
you might want to get some carpet off cuts cheap
and put the carpet off cuts under the tables/chairs/etc
so it doesnt mark the timber floor .
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