Sticky housing situation...

[Guest NewKid]

I was just wondering where everybody will be staying when school starts...Well, I'm for one still looking for a place to call home for the next four years. It sucks that the med centre is located in such a bad neighbourhood and U of M Med doesn't seem to care to provide any decent/sufficient med student housing...sign

[Guest brandonite]

Well, there are the med apartments. They are decent. Very tiny, but cheap. And you have to live in the crappy neighborhood. Hardly great, but not disasterous either.

 

I don't really want to live down there, so I have been looking elsewhere. Finding a place to live has been the bane of my existence for the past month or two. I think I might finally have a couple of leads.

 

Has anyone given a thought to buying a condo? For four years, is it a worthwhile thing to look at? Credit isn't really a problem, but I'm not entirely convinced it is worth it for such a short time...

[Guest NewKid]

...yeah, but there is a long wait list the last time I checked with them I didn't even bother to put my name down! Do you think it would be okay if I decided to take any of the surrounding apartments? I really don't want to get mugged or anything...as for buying a condo, I think it would probably be worth it if you are planning on being here for at least 5 or 6 years I guess. They are not too expensive are they? How many years is your MD/PhD program Brondonite? Where are you staying now...if you don't mind me asking.

[Guest ManitobaMed]

Hi NewKid,

 

From what I understand, the neighbourhood around HSC has been improving recently. As long as you live within a reasonable distance of the hospital, it might not be a problem.

 

Another possibility would be living near the main university campus. I'm pretty sure there's a shuttle that runs between it and Bannatyne. I hope you can remedy your problem soon.