During the time that we stayed in the motel, we started looking for rental properties, which took us about two weeks. It was a little difficult to find one that suited our budget, was 3 bedrooms, and in the location we wanted, but at last we found what we were looking for. After signing the contract, we needed to buy furniture, and we made some mistakes, because we had the wrong information. We bought all brand new household-electric appliances, and spent good money buying second hand furniture. We did not know that are many public auctions, every week in most cities in Australia, and they offer spectacular, new and used things, for half, or even one third of the price. It is easy to find "Auctions" in the local newspaper, and they list everything that is for sale that week. For example: a set of sofas with two armchairs in leather and details in wood, that sell for A$ 3,500.00 in a furniture store can be bought at auction for A$800.00. Everything you need/want to furnish your house to your taste, is available at auction, including brand new and luxurious items! (If you can’t find what you are looking for one week, come back the following week and it is sure to be there). Of course there are many things that are not very good value for money to buy, for example televisions, washing machines etc. The reason is because most appliances are very cheap in the store, and at auction, products such as washing machines can’t be tested to see if they are in good working order. Auctions do not offer any guarantees of their products. For refrigerators and freezers, you can inspect if it is freezing well, and the conditions of the rubbers (fridge rubbers are very expensive to change in Australia, because of the cost of the workmanship). You can go to the auction the day before to inspect the product and check if they are working well.