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Cazza It is possible to get your rental sorted before you arrive. However, as others have said sight unseen is very risky as you may get left with a lemon and in many states is against the legislation. However, an alternative is a relocation agent. A relocation agent works for you rather than the real estate agent and can view many properties on your behalf reporting back on the reality via video, photos, chat etc. They can then organise the application and get you signed into a lease before you arrive so you can move straight in. A couple of good ones I can personally vouch for are opal relocations www.opalrelocations.com.au and elite executive services http://www.eliteexecutiveservices.com.au/mobile/index.php

Hi Gary it is possible for us relocation agents to organise the rental prior to you arriving. If you prefer to view yourself our 2.5 day search usually does the trick and we usually can turn it around within one or two weeks depending on the market competitiveness including the research and lease signing. We have relationships with many real estate agents to give your application a bump up the queue . When we arrived in Brisbane we only had 2 weeks accommodation paid by our employer and it was panic stations for a while - not what you want when you have moved half way round the world . Hope this helps

Hi Bli bli would be a good 75 to 90 mins on a clear run it used to take me nearly 2 hours to get there fromwest of brisbane going opposite direction to major traffic. You are right there a couple of good schools there though. My wife has helped a number of families relocate around the area so could put you in touch with them. Personally if i had to commute to the airport regularly i would come a little further south.