I moved to SF from NYC 2 months ago. I constantly checked the "rooms/shared" and "sublet/temp" sections on craiglist and sent numerous emails/calls. I would r

I moved to SF from NYC 2 months ago. I constantly checked the "rooms/shared" and "sublet/temp" sections on craiglist and sent numerous emails/calls. I would recommend just finding anything you can, in your price range and in a central location for the time being. You are going to have a hard time doing this remotely, so find a cheap hotel/hostel. Don't plan on working too much when you first get here, you should be spending any time you can looking at apts. and locking one down. I was looking for something very specific (location) and eventually found it. The whole process took a few weeks, 2 remotely looking and 1 in SF.