We found an apartment we can afford - what worked for you?

We signed a lease yesterday after a long hunt. I am in Kansas City, in case local advice matters. A local programme helped with the deposit.

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.