Many expats live in and around Seminyak and the Kerobokan area. Personally, I don t like the traffic over there. Also have heard stories about more robberies etc but this may be gossip. There are also lots of rentals in the Sanur area. Ditto Renon which is not that far from Sanur but on the non-beach side of the by pass.
Houses are both one and two stories, some have Balinese flavor, some have pools.
It has grown to 30 pages and comes out, free, every two weeks. Really not an issue in Bali. Just choose the area you want to eat in. Kuta is full of restaurants, likewise Sanur and Ubud. Seminyak Ubud has the wonderful Batan Waru and Terazo, same owners.