Apartment Hunting in Canada (Tips and Suggestions)

[wednesdaynight]

I am looking for either a bachelor or a one-bedroom apartment in Hamilton, Ontario and I have absolutely no clue as to where to start.

 

Any tips on how to hunt for apartments in Canada?

[mcdonaad]

A few website options for your consideration:

 

https://www.google.ca/search?q=apartments+in+hamilton&aq=f&oq=apartments+in+hamilton&aqs=chrome.0.57j0l3j62l2.4170&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

There are good and bad areas of Hamilton, like any other city. I am actually from the area (undergrad at Mac!), so I'd be happy to offer further advice. Generally speaking, you want the west end of Hamilton. I'd suggest looking no further east than James Street and no further north than King. Westdale is an area where any street is good. 

 

Hope this helps as a starting point.

[selecttext]

http://hamilton.kijiji.ca/ is probably the most popular source

try pad mapper

[lewin]

http://www.walkscore.com is a good general site too, if you're into walking.

 

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