在国外租房的步骤

There are basically two ways in renting abroad. One is through a letting agent, one is through direct contact with the landlord.

Through an agent will make things a lot easier, basically they will do all the credit check, draft the contract, handle the negotiations with both parties and they normally have a much larger collection of properties available. You just need to deal with the letting agent alone. Of course, they charge a fee on this service, so it's not as cheap as finding your own. Also, sometimes dealing with the agent can be a headache, because you are not in direct contact with the landlord.

Renting from landlord is quite common as well, but it takes time to find the property you like and settle the terms on the contract. Hence if you need to find some place to stay in a hurry, one would normally go to the agent. But if time is not an issue, then you should try renting this way, because it will cut the middleman and potentially save you q