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First you really need to have an american number<\/strong> or at least be able to call with your phone in NYC, it is almost necessary when visiting flats. I couldn’t call people for my first apartment visits and it was really hard for me to contact them and be sure that they were in their apartment at the right time. <\/p>\n

I finally bought a j1<\/strong> sim card<\/strong>. You could go and check there https:\/\/www.j1simcards.com\/<\/a>, I think the offer is quite interesting for international people: you pay 40$\/month and you have unlimited text and calls in more than 70 countries, and have 2GB of internet.<\/p>\n

For finding a flat you can look on Craiglist<\/strong><\/a>. There are a lot of posts, but personally I don’t really like this website. I think it isn’t very agreable to look at and I didn’t received many answers. So send many messages to different people if you want to get some answers and plan some visits.<\/p>\n

You can also try to look on some Facebook groups for housing<\/strong> in NYC, there are plenty of them! I found that the french group “Les frenchy \u00e0 NY<\/strong><\/em>” was very helpful. There are also: NYC housing helper<\/strong>, New York city room and roomates<\/strong>, Gypsy housing NYC<\/strong>… In my opinion, the good thing about looking on facebook groups, is that you can usually check who posted the ad.<\/p>\n

When you are visiting apartments, don’t be afraid to look everywhere! Open kitchen cupboards and fridge to check that they are not dirty or that there are no cockroaches<\/strong> sleeping inside (in NYC there are plenty of them, and I’m sure you don’t want to have your first breakfast facing a cockroach!). If there are roommates<\/strong> in the apartment you can ask them where you will be able to store all your food and stuff if you stay there. You can also prepare a list of questions before visiting so you will be sure to ask everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Prepare yourself to give an answer pretty quickly. There are many people in NYC like you looking for a flat so it often works on a first-come first-served basis<\/strong>. Also be sure to have enough money: usually landlords ask for at least one month rent + the deposit<\/strong> (often same amount as one month rent).<\/p>\n

There are many apartments in NYC, but they are often very expensive. So maybe you will have to search for a little time before finding a flat where you can live in. You will certainly have to make some compromises<\/strong>: either a flat with nice roomates but no AC, or one very comfortable but unfriendly roomates, no windows in the common areas but as sunny bedroom, or an incredible living room and a little bedroom with no window…<\/p>\n

I hope these few tips will be helpful, good luck in your apartment research<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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