Or 2. Someone else snatches the house away because housing crisis.

I genuinely don't have the words to describe how demotivating and stressful it is to go through this. I just want a roof over my head with a small bedroom, a small living room, a workable kitchen and a bathroom.

And then one of two things happens: 1. you apply to places with all those tenant references and financial paperwork and they don't even reply to your e-mail.