Renting can seem like a lottery. How can you improve your chances of getting a lease?

Australia’s rental application process is opaque, and feedback often non-existent. Some agents say it can come down to how you present in person “How good’s renting?” I say, trying to break some tension. Ten of us have silently sardined into the lift, optimism fading at the thought of the hundred or so others waiting outside for their turn to view the reasonably priced apartment in Fairfield, Melbourne.

Read the original report at The Guardian.