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Ok soooo...I'm sorry I'm bombarding all of you with "moving to Egypt" questions. But here's another! hehe
How did you all find a flat to live in? And in your opinion, what's the best way? And (as if that's not enough) If i'm looking for a furnished 3 bedroom flat w/balcony in Nasr City, Misr Gideda, Heliopolis area..how much should it be w/out being ripped off?
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I personally payed for the assistance(nothing is free in egypt so better pay on your free will:). Prices range from 100 dollars to few 1000s of dollars/month... depends what you want and who's with you in the process of "looking". I can give you contacts/more info if you need assistance. I've found apartment like in few days.
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I found my first flat through a simsar, an agency specialised in finding flats for rent. He tried to rip us off when the time came to pay his commission. He first said 10% of 1 month rent from us and 1 month rent from the landlady. Then, he said, he would take 1 month from her and another mother from us but we didnt agree and gave him only 10%, plus the money from the landlady. He complained and kept coming to our flat so he stopped answering the door and he eventually gave up.
The second flat, I found when my friend asked a garbage guy in the street about flat for rent and he showed it to us.
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What about flats in Alexandria? Any suggestions? or ideas or leads?? would be greatly appreciated about now.
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Personally we just walked around for a few hours and in that time after asking people i think we saw 3-4 flats... then we decided which to choose :-D
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