Our First Speedbump

We currently live in an apartment.  After making the decision to move next May, I went to our apartment manager and asked about how it would work with our lease, and giving notice.  We've been here almost 3 years, and I assumed it would be easy.  Not so much.
Our lease is up January 31, and they ONLY offer 1 year leases.  NO exceptions.
So, we have 2 options: 1. either move by the end of January to another short term rental (which seems difficult) or 2. resign a 1 year lease, and be charged a $695 penalty plus lose our $250 deposit.
I was so frustrated!  Everything up until this point, had gone so smooth, and God was just confirming over and over that we were following His will!  I talked to Tony and posed the question about which option we should do.  His response was that we should wait.  He literally said, "You never know, God may just put something in our lap that is the same or less rent, and for the time frame we need!"  I said ok, but in my head I was thinking "Yeah right!!"

The very next week we received a call from a prospective client.  (Tony owns Cann-Do Interior Painting)  They wanted the entire interior of a home painted, in LaVergne, about 5 minutes away from where we live.  When the client mentioned it had been vacant for a year, I probed and asked whether he was trying to rent or sell it.  He said he wasn't sure, but probably sell.  I set up the estimate and called Tony to tell him when it was, etc.  He immediately said, this might be the opportunity that God has for us!  Again, I thought, "what??"  While I did trust him, I somewhat dismissed his comment, and he went to do the estimate the next week.  We provided the estimate, and the customer booked the job.

A few days later, Tony asked me to follow up with them about us renting the home until May.  He said he mentioned it to him while he was there.  I felt awkward, but sent an email explaining who we were, what our situation was, and indicated that maybe this was a "holy nudge" from God, so we didn't want to pass up the opportunity.  The homeowner wrote back that evening, saying that they had been praying for a financial blessing, and us renting this home short term would provide exactly that, as they prepared to sell this home!  They agreed to accept the same amount we pay in rent for our apartment, which is a huge blessing, and great deal!  It is 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, and Tony is painting it next week.  We will move in Oct 17, and although we are still breaking our lease, we were able to work out a trade for half of the painting cost for rent, and don't have to start paying rent until January 2016!
I should listen to Tony more often. ;)