@rcbconopio Same line of work. The stuff I need to learn is harder than any job I had in PH but it feels like being a fresh grad again.
Gumtree = Sulit/OLX. It's like a non-crappy version of Facebook Marketplace. Good for buy and selling stuff or occasionally hiring people for temp work (think cleaners), but not much else. I find the dedicated sites for jobs/property better.
Anything property-related: domain.com.au and realestate.com.au are the two places to go property-hunting. They're integrated with the agent's systems so you can hit enquire in there and you'll get text/email reminders for scheduling inspections.
And a rough AU to PH property lingo translation:
Room = shared housing/student/rooming accommodation. You get a bedroom and use/maintain common areas.
House = a full single detached house, with a shiny lawn, picket fence and stereotypical suburbia life
Unit = think townhouses/compounds. More common in inner suburbs close to the capital city.
Apartment = condo. If there's an elevator and it's in a building, yep it's usually an apartment.
Technically apartments are units, but this is how they're generally used in listings.
Generally if it says free utilities then it's usually a share house/rooming accommodation. The listing will say if it's a room or not. If it's too cheap to be true for the median rent in the area then assume it's a share house. You'll get a general feel for how much rents will be in an area after a few months of looking.
Also rentals asking to be paid in cash = dodging taxes.