We found an apartment we can afford - 18 weeks in

After 18 weeks of searching, we found an apartment we can afford in Raleigh. A local programme helped with the deposit. It was worth not giving up.

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

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.