Moved into a new place after weeks of searching - what worked for you?

After 13 weeks of searching, we found an apartment we can afford in Seattle. A local programme helped with the deposit. It was worth not giving up.

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

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.