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Rain lashed against the hostel window as I scrolled through yet another grainy photo of a "cozy studio" that smelled suspiciously of stale cigarettes and broken promises. My fifth city in eighteen months, and the hunt felt more hollow each time – like digging through digital trash with bleeding fingertips. That's when Liam, the tattooed barista who remembered my oat milk order, slid his phone across the counter. "Saw you apartment hunting," he mumbled. "This thing actually works." I nearly dismi