Once you’ve decided it’s time to go, the next burning question is where to go. Practicalities will have to be considered here. For example, while you might love the beach and can picture yourself living in a place with a great balcony that will become famous for the best parties on the strip, if that beach is far away from uni or work and you don’t have transport, you may have to can that idea for a few years.
SELECTING A SUBURB
When it comes to moving out of home and renting a place, you have to think really hard about which suburb you want to move into. Moving is such a big effort that you don’t want to move in somewhere and find you hate it and have to move everything out and into a new place a couple of months later.
In some cases you can find yourself stuck there until your lease expires. So do your research first. If you want to check out your rights and the exact procedure of renting before you start a serious search, then get a copy of a great little book called The Renting Guide. I got mine from a real estate agency.
It’s put together by the New South Wales Department of Fair Trading, so you could get a copy from them as well. In other states, check with the Real Estate Institute and see if there is an equivalent on offer. Basically, the Guide tells you what you can and can’t do and what the landlord can and can’t do.
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