Re rentals by us people with pets are posting on the village Facebook page does anyone know of a rental that takes pets? People sometimes give one or two that aren't on the market yet. That maybe worth trying if you know area you are interested in.
For houses to buy and areas people will have different views. Maybe describe your perfect house or area. Like do you prefer to be in a city, in a town, in a larger village with say a shop, in a small village or middle of nowhere is fine. Do you need schools? Do you prefer old or new? Anywhere need to commute to?
Can you define nice area? To me its a safe area, with a nice community and scenic but other people will have very different ideas.