Thank you so much for your advice. That's what I was thinking, staying for a while until I find a rental at a good price. I think another option would be to go in the winter, as I imagine the real estate sector relaxes during this time of year 

 no, there is no down season here

maybe the rents in places like i am in go down because it's so rainy but not on the other side of the island 

 Anyway, I'm going to do some more research on Madeira, it seems like a really good option 

 yeah, it's pretty decent here, maybe not next year so good