u/Aggravating_Dust_403

So I inspected a 2 bedder today that was pretty nice, however when I looked up the address on the real estate website, it said that the unit was only recently sold (April I think).

Is this a red flag that I should look out for? I did ask the agent if the owner is looking for a long term lease/tenant and she said yes but idk. Has anyone ever rented a recently sold property and been stuffed around or should everything be okay??

So I just found a property that seems like it features a lot of what I’m looking for (good location, within my budget, has most amenities/features that I’m after) and I’ve registered to attend an inspection tomorrow. However the property isn’t being managed by an agent, it would be leased directly with the landlord/privately through RentBetter.

Has anyone ever rented directly with a landlord before? And is there anything I should be aware of or ask the landlord tomorrow during inspection?

This is one for the landlords out there,

Genuinely curious what would make you choose a single person household vs a couple with a child to rent your property to? Is it solely just for the reason that kids are presumed to cause damage to properties and are noisy? Or is there another better reason lol

So I attended an inspection this afternoon for a unit and something is just not sitting quite right with me.

The REA was downstairs manning the front door and signing people in, while the current tenant was standing out on the balcony with one of the people who were attending the inspection and they were whispering together with their phones out.

As soon as myself and some others walked onto the balcony they all of a sudden became quiet and I spotted the one attending the inspection motioning to the tenant to be quiet. Then when everyone on the balcony went back inside I saw them whispering again with their phones out and exchanging numbers.

I’m thinking the person maybe wants to bribe the tenant to put in a good word for them with the REA or landlord?? And if this is the case should I be reporting this to anyone like the REA? I don’t want to sound like a dobber but there was clearly something going on and the two were definitely trying to hide something.

Why is it so damn hard to find a rental? I inspected one last week on Thursday and applied the same day at night, and haven’t heard back anything about it since then. Just for reference there were about 20 other people at the inspection, and this is in Sydney NSW.

Just now I attended another inspection with the same REA who was hosting said inspection last week. So I asked him about that property and whether there’s any updates on it, he said “yeah it was leased the same day”… like WHAT?? How is that even possible. I literally inspected it at about 5:30pm, how could it possibly get leased the same day??

What am I doing wrong and how the heck am I supposed to secure a rental when there’s so much competition 😩

So my car has decided to shit itself and after replacing the battery yesterday now I need the alternator replaced as well. First mobile mechanic quoted me total $1.4K and a second quoted me $1.1k. Does this seem like a reasonable cost or am I getting ripped off?

Okay so a couple of weeks ago the battery light started randomly coming on for a few seconds and turning off again in my car. It kept driving normally until one day the battery light came on again and the car stalled and wouldn’t turn on again, even when being jump started.

This was in the middle of a road (not busy) but was rolling it to a safe spot when we lost control and it rolled too fast and hit a pole. Had to get it towed by insurance to a repairer where they fixed it. I asked the repair people to check it out and see what the issue with the battery light could be, and they said they’d get the auto electrician next door to have a look at it.

They said that when the auto electrician tested it, it came up saying low voltage and that the battery terminals were quite loose. So they’ve tightened them up and said that they could see any issues other than that.

So I drove it home from the repair shop, parked it for about two days, used it on Sunday and then again on Monday morning, which is when the battery light came on again. This time it stayed on and wouldn’t turn off so we drove it and parked it at home infront of our unit.

We have been too scared to drive it incase it stalls again so I got a mobile mechanic to come and have a look at it today. He tested it and said that the car looks perfectly fine so I’m honestly so confused. He said that what I’m describing sounds like an alternator issue but that it seems to be fine now and that there’s no point in replacing it if it’s working as it’ll cost me between $600-$700. He said to call him if the battery light comes on again, or that if I want to get the alternator replaced for peace of mind then I can.

I told him I’d get back to him but I’m honestly at a loss for what I should do so I’m looking for opinions. It seems counterintuitive to me to just wait for the battery light to come on again in the future to then replace the alternator, because what if the car stalls again and I’m somewhere even more dangerous like a highway? I literally just got the car back after it was in the repair shop for two months so I don’t want any more problems to occur.

So, is there something else that could be the issue or should I just call the mechanic again and get him to come out and replace the alternator anyway? Or do I just wait and see if the battery light comes back on again?