Question: renting a flat in spain? i'm an english teacher looking to work in spain and have heard that the prices of rents are fairly expensive. i am particularly interested in the city of san sebastian but any other info would be great. since i don't live there yet to know what money is worth there, the most useful way would be if you could tell me the price of a decent (but not lavish) downtown flat for a month in relation to an avarege monthly salary. e.g. my current flat costs about a third of a normal language teacher's salary. thanks.

Answer: Most of Europe quotes in Euro - many web sites and bank can give you the current conversion rate (last I checked it was around 1.20 to 1.25 to US currency).\n\nI recently did extensively research on apartments and flats for a vacation and found that an internet search brings up TONS of websites that you can browse.  You can get a real feel for the layouts, styles, and many even show you where it is on a map!  \n\nAlso, you can go to a local bookstore and look at travel books and many of them list recommended web sites on renting -- even though this is mostly geared to short-term stays, many of the companies do long-term rentals as well.  THis is also a great resourse as many of these travel books will also give you tips on renting, why they like certain companies and the such.\n\nOnce thing I learned from my research is to pay very close attention to the rental terms, what is and is not included, deposit terms, additional agency fees for finding the apt/flat, etc.,  \n\nGood luck and I hope you find something you like!
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