Housing sorted, thank you all

After 7 weeks of searching, we found an apartment we can afford in Omaha. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. 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 last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.