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I am looking for private rental and I am having trouble going through Real estate agents as there are too many applicants? I want to know if there are any good websites out ther for Melbourne Australia for private rentals only? I know there is gumtree are there any more??? PLEASE HELP
I am also looking for long term… I need lots of suggestions! Thank you all

http://melbourne.craigslist.com.au/vac/

domain.com.au has some private rentals as well as agents

Good luck

Me and my partner are trying to get into private rental in northern melbourne, Australia we seem to be having trouble because we are young 20 & 19 and have no previous rental history…..i was wondering if anyone knew of any agents that are more open minded and might give us a property, i have to leave where i am by the end of march and i am starting to get worried, any tips on what i can do to stand out?

Just get your friends to lie for you by pretending to be private landlords – get the real estate to call their mobiles, and email them all the details of what to say beforehand. That’s what I did when I was your age in inner city Melbourne. Ironically, I’m now a landlord. But if you rang up with no rental history, I wouldn’t give you the place. So lie instead, pay your rent on time, and presto, you have a nice reference for the next place you let.

We are looking in melbourne for a place to rent, and we are getting desparate. A couple of times we offered more than the asking price of rent per week, but we weren’t sure if that was kosher with the real estate agent… We are wondering if offering two months rent up front would improve our chances or just write us off?

Has anyone had any experiences in offering real estate agents more money?

Thanks,
Hugh

When I was young, I had a tough time finding an apartment.
My age, and my non-existent credit was hurting me.
I had spent so long living at home, that I ended up saving money.
One day, I offered 6 months worth of rent up front – and surprisingly they did not turn it down.
Seems like landlords do not really care about your credit – they care about getting paid.
I used the time rent free to save up to buy a car.
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I live in Australia, Melbourne, Reservoir. I was wondering how much of my rent the land lord earns and how much goes to the real estate?

on a rental property, if they bought the place 20% down, it’s actually quite low, like less than 10%