Originally Posted by sharmaravneet

3. Is it cheap to take a unfurnished acco and buy/rent own furniture?

4. Any websites which advertise furnished homes?

Originally Posted by alexisatk

As summer is comming up, I would look into subletting student accommodation. You can usually get a place for the summer furnished as the student would be comming back in the fall and doesn't want to pay for the apartment during the summer while they are away. In the same vein, you might also be able to sublet an apartment where the student does not want the furniture any longer and sells it to you at a discounted price.

If you do need to buy furniture, don't buy new. Kijiji is your best bet. When I got my first apartment I furnished it completly from Kijiji and then resold everything 1.5 years later for the same price I paid originally when I decided to move to Scotland on a Working Holiday Visa.

Originally Posted by alexisatk

Another option is look for people who are looking for room mates, in these cases they generally already have the furnishings for the apartment and kitchen. You would just likely need a bed or furnishings for your room.