I second (or sixth, by the looks of it) the difficulties of house hunting from afar. I'll be moving to Seattle from Chicago to get a Master's in Public Administration at UW. I'm really excited, but I'll feel a lot better about it once I actually know where I'm moving to. I'm mostly looking for studios in the Capitol Hill area on Craigslist and the like. I'm hoping to move out in August so I can get my bearings a bit before classes start. I'd love to connect with anyone who's in the same boat. Glad this thread got started!