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I am moving to Sydney in late February to start a job with the Sydney Symphony. I need to find a place to live!

They are paying for me to stay in a hotel for the first month while I search for a place to live.

I have a couple questions about the renting process over there.

1) how long is the turnaround process, generally on signing for an apartment? Is it something where I should begin reaching out before I move there, or would a month be enough time to find a place to live once I am there?

2) my salary is $115k (and hopefully there will be some additional teaching/gig money on top of that). What sort of neighborhoods should I be looking into that would not leave me barely getting by? I am very much hoping to live somewhere in the city where I can get to Circular Quay by train/bus, as I dont believe I will have a car for a little while.

3) is the apartment process similar to somewhere like NYC, where I should expect a broker fee, first months rent, and security deposit all on signing a lease? How do those usually work with rent being per week and not per month?

Very much appreciate if anyone here has any advice to give!