Hi my hubby Derek & I just moved out 3wks ago, living in 2 different holiday villas for 1st few wks. We had dilemma with areas but have just got the 1st rental we applied for. We gave copies of bank statements, pictures of our old house in uk which we sold & offered to pay in advance, owner was happy to accept normal mthly payments for rent but think it may have helped. We have 2 boys 15 & 12 & schools were own main issue. We like the north better now but had put in for rental while south. We liked Atwell (Cockburn shopping centre really close) but hard to get rental there as we also have a dog, so gave up on that area. Best thing is to get feel for each area & go with your gut instinct, we drove around & went for coffees etc & visited shopping centres etc to get to know areas, also helped reading other peoples experiences. :biggrin: