Rental Agents require a bond on any rental, this is returnable on exit of the property and is securely held with an independant body, this is usually a months rental, so you can expect to pay two months up front, if you offer another three say, you have more chance of being accepted. They have open viewing for rentals and most have a half hour slot, any prospective tenant can view and apply, the landlord then chooses the winner ha ha, anyway there are a lot of lovely areas in Mandurah, it depends on the lifestyle you want to buy, good city links, train station etc and just lovely, good luck. It is slightly daunting as you ccompare the exchange rate so often, try not to fall into that trap, earn $ think $ good luck
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