first? then it is much, much easier.
my sister had a job that would allow her to switch to a store in the city. she had family she could stay with until she and her two roommates (one that was a cousin) could find an apartment. i think it took them almost 3 months to find a place and that was only because there were three of them. she was able to do this with less then $10,000 because my cousin had $10,000 in her account. 