アムステルダムに滞在するにあたりfacebookでお部屋探してる旨を投稿したら、貸したい人から個人的にメッセージが来ました。
その方はそこに住んでいて次のテナントが見つかればすぐ退去する予定らしく、部屋の詳細と大家さんのメールアドレスを送ってくれました。
大家さんにメールすると下記返信が来ました。
Thank you for showing interest in my apartment. I need a suitable tenant for the apartment. I guess I have told you the rent and the deposit. I have told you that I am going to rent the rooms on a first come first serve basis. But once you book the room you can be rest assured that you have the room when it is time to move in.

Concerning the visit, you will have to make the arrangement with My tenant since shes the one living in the apartment now and it will not make sense for me to invade her privacy. And to also inform you, I have been in Czech. I have to visit the family in Czech republic because I could not hold back the excitement of being a grandfather.

Here is the procedure for securing the apartment.:
1. You will provide me with some details about yourself
2. I will use the provided details to make a lease agreement which I will sign and send to you to also sign.
3. You will make a deposit for the reservation
4. You will send the signed part of the agreement and the confirmation of the payment back to me as well as a copy of your ID so I can issue you receipt and finally close advert on the room

As for the deposit, you do not need to pay the whole rent and security deposit, all you just need is the security deposit to be paid and when you move in, you will make the balance. I also need to tell you that the security deposit you want to make is subject to refund in case you do not like the apartment when you want to move in but I bet you, the house is located in a very good environment with all amenities available.

Do get back to me as soon as possible if you are interested in securing the room so I can start working on the lease contract

お部屋の契約するときのやりとりはこんな感じでしょうか？
予約するときにデポジットを払うのは普通ですか？

海外での賃貸契約が初めてなので、どういう流れなのか知りたくて投稿しました。
お部屋さがしや契約で困った話、確認したほうがいいこと、その他アドバイス、体験談等コメントやお問い合わせお待ちしてます。