Hello lovely forum folks
After a lot of googling, using the search bar and generally over rationalising - i seek your wisdom....
The original plan was to move out to to fair NZ in 18 month (from Jan 2011)... it all sped up a bit, job offers came and what not and now that date has moved up to August 2011...
I have crawled realestate.co.nz and trademe to exhaustion but can't seem to get straight what to do with the first 6 months in Auckland accommodation wise. We aim to buy eventually but we know from experience in the UK that we would be better off finding out feet in a rental first and exploring the area.
So we need to pick that first rental place ....
We aren't massively well off but can do up to $400 a week in rent... but I am getting kind of stuck when it comes to judging properties - the criteria I would have used in the UK seem to not be that relevant.
So to get to the point (phew, I hear you say)....
Excluding school zones and transport links (first isn't needed and second I kind of already understood)...
What are the things you wish you had looked for in a rental before you first signed on the dotted line? What are the give away signs of a dodgy deal in NZ?
Any replies welcomed