In Reply to: long term house or villa rental posted by geoffd on Tuesday, 10. November 2009 at 10:58 Bali Time:
more likely than a villa for that price.
Unlikely to get anything like you want for that price for the Legian area.
You may be lucky & get a simple 2 bedroom local type house further out in say Kerobokan area or a larger house in Tuban (usually no pool)
If you use a real estate agent or site you will pay more (as you will even if a local goes looking for you - paid commission)
Long term rental is usually classed as about a year & upfront payment of 1 or 2 years is required.
You don't say how long you mean by long term but if you are looking at an extended holiday of perhaps 3 - 6 months then look in Bali Advertiser & perhaps more basic bungalow/villa complexes.
That said however these are usually a lot more than 3.5million a month even for a one bedroom hotel room.
Better to be on the ground there to check out options first.
eg book into a cheap hotel for awhile & look around.
Good luck