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Hi,
we have been here 3 months now and the biggest shock to us about renting in Sydney was the lack of choice. I think it varies from area to area but in general there is a lack of rental properties and you have to make your mind up quick or you will lose out to someone else. We had 2 weeks to find somewhere and felt very pushed into accepting something that we were not entirely sure about. The system of viewings work very differently too, on the whole you do not get a private appointment to view the property, they are advertised, you are told the viewing times and days then you turn up with 20 other couples, wait outside for the agent and then do a whirlwind self guided tour in 10 minutes before moving onto the next property ( that is if you have not decided to take this one). We found that the agents didn't really try to 'sell' the property to us, they just stood around, we think that is because there is a que of people behind you wanting the property. The other thing to be aware of is that they find 2nd viewings strange, we asked for 1 as we were not entirely sure and they looked at us like we were bonkers! They did let us have one but we felt like we were intruding!
We live in Surry hills which is 20-30 minutes to Bondi (beach) on the bus and about 15 minute walk to Darling harbour, it's a 'trendy' cafe culture/ bar area with lots going on....
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