We heard back today that we are approved for a short-term, furnished rental at the community we were targeting! This was a tremendous relief. Again, the leasing staff does not appear to have the same sense of urgency which is a bit frustrating. As I write this update, it has been 5 days since I sent them an email requesting further information (e.g. what is the address? I need this to set up mail forwarding with the Post Office!). Anyway, for now it seems that the housing dilemma has been solved. Also, it is a larger unit which means that we have room for any interested visitors!