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kyle if your gonna move to the city and live outside of the downtown core, make sure its on a subway line. if not, its gonna be a bitch to learn the city quickly and the isolation will get pretty unbearable in the winter. if you got the cheese saved i say splurge on somehting central and once you got your barings, move somewhere more affordable after.

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I think Bloor/Dufferin up to Bloor/Sherboune would be great. And any streets within walking distance to transit like St. George, Hoskin Ave, Bay, Huron , Robert, etc. would be awesome. I seem to keep finding really really nice affordable one bedrooms, but the rents for 2 bedrooms seem to be polarized. Either they are complete shit and cheap as dirt, or really really nice and unaffordable.

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did you go on craigs list and look at sublets?

you might be able to find a place by the week or even month for sept thatll be cheaper than paying first months rent. thisll give you time to find a place by doing the legwork once your actually here. also, if you wait til oct, you wont have to compete with students.

only problem with this idea is alot of the shit is gonna get booked cause of the film fest. still though, its a smart move. if you can pull it.

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well, those were two Euro Gs which works out about 3,000 CAD, but still havn't made too much of a dent.

I stayed at a hostel for a week while I looked at apartments. The Canadiana, it's right down town, about 20 bucks a night, super clean and safe. Although if you;re willing to spend more i think you can get your own en suite room.

I'd recommend staying as downtown as possible.i originally hoped to spend about a hundred less on rent than i am, but it's so worth it to be so central.

did you find a casino job yet?!

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nah i cant imagine finding a casino job. ill probably end up working in some shitty call center or begging for change after 6 months. even still, living on the streets in toronto is probably better than having a home in charlottetown lol.

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this looks like a bargain

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/755862731.html

this looks really ideal as well

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/755413681.html

and i know this location is sexy as hell but its only a 1 br. for the same place in a 2 bedroom, how much more should i be expecting to pay in rent. 200-300 more?

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/756216659.html

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this looks like a bargain

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/755862731.html

this looks really ideal as well

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/755413681.html

and i know this location is sexy as hell but its only a 1 br. for the same place in a 2 bedroom, how much more should i be expecting to pay in rent. 200-300 more?

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/756216659.html

First two are in/near the village, so that's not the best area, but it's close to everything, and will have the most options. They're basically in those ugly 30-floor skyscrapers that you see everywhere (here).

With the last one, you're paying to be that close to the UofT campus.

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I fine with living a skyscraper. It would be cool for a bit because it's foreign to me.

I suppose. Those buildings aren't the nicest you'll find, but are the easiest for sure. Keep in mind though - the larger the building, the more neighbours you have (bad). Either way though, no one keeps their first apartment when moving here for the first time...take whatever you can find, don't sign a lease if you don't have to, and then learn the area you'd like to live in.

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this looks like a bargain

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/755862731.html

this looks really ideal as well

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/755413681.html

and i know this location is sexy as hell but its only a 1 br. for the same place in a 2 bedroom, how much more should i be expecting to pay in rent. 200-300 more?

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/apa/756216659.html

1st one is in the part of town thatmost people move to when they land, it gets old quick but its a great place to learn the city from. weirdo central, though.

2nd place is in the ryerson ghetto and ive been in a few apartments on that street and they are grimey as fuck. that being a basemnt id say pass on it cause its probably infested.

3rd one is ideal location for student. great area but expensive.

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  • 5 weeks later...

So my friend who I was supposed crash for a couple of weeks with has moved out of Toronto and I am scheduled to arrive on September 12th, looking to move in for October 1st.

My roomate to be, is staying with this girl he knows parents in Burlington until we get a place. The big problem is I don't have a place to stay from the 12th or slightly later until October 1st. Who has some ideas for me. Hostels suck and Hotels are too expensive and I think the odds of me finding a sublet for 2 weeks are probably pretty low.

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I don't think I've ever worked for minimum wage, but I'm currently working as a Texas Hold'Em dealer at the entertainment center here. I don't think there are any similar positions in the downtown Toronto area so I'm not sure what I would be doing for work.

Isn't woodbine like a 20 minute drive outside toronto? get a shitty car and apply there.

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Isn't woodbine like a 20 minute drive outside toronto? get a shitty car and apply there.

Woodbine doesn't have a pokerroom. If they did I would be all over it.

The apartment looks great but its for rent for September 1st and I probably can't move in until the 15th at the earliest. I sent an email out anyway, waiting on a response.

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I'm finally arriving to Toronto on September 12th. I need a place to crash for a few days as I work my way into getting set up. If you can help me out please get at me immediately it would be greatly appreciate and am more than willing to help you out in return.

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I have no job, no apartment and no place to stay. I have lots of money saved but at this rate it's going to dry up fast. No idea where I'm sleeping tonight probably a hotel. I thought I was going to have a little more wiggle room with my accomodations, and I was under the impression I was going to be given contact info for a job opportunity. It's pretty hard to line up an apartment when you don't have a job/address/place to live. I've been kind of a burden to the people of Toronto so far so I may just hang in a hotel for a couple of days and probably fly home.

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