On the Move Again

I thought I would be going to SA in April/May but it was a false alarm.  The rental agent where I want to live sent me an email that a house would be available to rent as of April 1.  I wrote back that May 1 would work better for me but that I would take it on April 1 if the owner required it.  It looks like the rental agent didn't read the second part of my sentence as she went ahead and contacted the second person on her list who said he wanted to rent that house.  So it's back to square one for the time being.  An April rental would have worked better for Samantha's schedule so it is disappointing.  On the other hand, it will give me more time to start sorting, distributing and packing.