Housing sorted, thank you all

After 2 weeks of searching, we found an apartment we can afford in Kansas City. I have been trying to stay organised about it. The landlord took a chance on us. Thanks for all the tips.

Thanks for sharing the deposit help tip. I will look into it.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 14 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.