Thanks for the suggestion. I signed up for BRAP which has so many constraints that it's not worth it here in maine in my county it would be the rent including all utilities would have to be 473 which amounts to barely anything living in the really runned down projects... not safe or up to code. I checked out an efficiency that met their standards before I came here and it was disgusting and the bathroom was so small that you had to go into the bathroom and shut the door to use the tiny shower stall. I am 5'1" and could touch both walls in the middle of the bathroom. The one bedroom wasn't big enough to put anything besides a queen sized bed in and that would take up that whole "room" the other part wasn't big enough for the average small tv, furniture, and table and chairs. Another one I looked at was further away than I would have liked but was a little better except the fact that the landlord used a credit card to jimmy open the door to show it to us cause he couldn't find the keys when he got there. And again not a good place for a single young female. I am also on the list for Section 8 which would be helpful but last I knew the minimum wait varied between a year or so to three years... so I have a ways to go and then it's only for so long anyway. So I guess as much as we'd like; there's no easy solution to anything. But thanks for the thoughts and everything.