Chazal tell us in Masechet Kallah Rabati that a Heavenly voice proclaims בית של פלוני לפלוני , which means the house that each person is destined to live in is min haShamayim , just like a person's spouse. Sometimes a person tries very hard to buy a certain house or live in a certain location, but things just don't seem to work out for him. It is because min haShamayim that is not the place he is supposed to live. Sometimes a person discovers suddenly that he has to leave his current residence. That is also min haShamayim . This understanding should make it easier for a person to handle all the ups and downs that come with trying to find a place to live. A woman told me she was informed by her landlord that she would be doing renovations and eventually she would have to move out. A month later, the landlord called her back apologizing that the renovations were going to take place much sooner then she originally planned, and she had until Monday morning to leave. Her immediate response was, must be that Hashem has a better place for me to live. She tried hard to find an apartment over the next few days, but there was nothing available that soon. She remained calm and trusted that Hashem had the perfect place for her to live. She said Tehillim for hours upon hours. Her friends couldn't believe how calm she was. On Sunday, just one day before she had to leave, she was singing to Hashem the most beautiful words, trusting that He was doing what was best for her. When she finished, she got a call from a nephew of hers saying he just saw an ad for an apartment which might be an option for her. She called the number and the owner expressed regret for putting the ad in so soon, being that the current tenants were not ready to leave. The owner then told her she would be the first one to see the apartment when it did become available. Just a few days later, on Wednesday, she got a call back saying the tenants decided to leave and the apartment was available. She went to see it and it was exactly what she wanted. It was just one block from where she had been living, and it was even nicer than her previous apartment. She signed on the spot and moved in that day. She thanked Hashem for the yeshua and then asked Him if He could show her that He is with her in this move. Moments later, the new landlord gave her the combination to the front door. As she dictated the numbers, the woman froze, the new combination was the exact same combination as her old one. She felt a true embrace from Hashem. A newly married couple was hoping to find an apartment in Israel just for a few months until Pesach. They were nervous about having to buy all new dishes and pots, as well as how they were going to earn parnasa during those months, not to mention how difficult it would be to find an apartment for just that amount of time. They began asking around and, lo and behold, an acquaintance of the girl who currently lives in Israel told her that they were going to live elsewhere until right after Pesach and their apartment was available. Since they knew each other, she allowed them to use all her dishes and pots and pans. They were also involved in the exact same field of earning parnasa, so the woman told her, "You can have all of my clients until I return." Hashem found this couple the exact people they needed to find in order to live in the place they were destined to live in. We have to appreciate the apartments or houses that Hashem gives us and thank Him all the time. I read a story of an avrech who said Hashem gave him the opportunity of a lifetime to buy an apartment in his dream location in Israel for a very low price. As hakarat hatov , he wanted to purchase the best mezuzot he could possibly find. This man's father-in-law was an expert in that field and so he asked for his opinion each time he found what he thought were the best mezuzot . His father-in-law kept saying, "No, there are better ones out there." Finally, he found the most mehudar mezuzot which his father-in-law loved. They were very expensive totaling 5600 shekel, but he would pay any price to thank Hashem for giving him this apartment. When the time came to pay, the mezuzah dealer told the man, "Hashem paid for you already," and he explained. He was driving, and a man from America was waiting on the side of the road hoping for a ride. He picked him up and they made conversation. When he told him about his job dealing in mezuzot , the man said he wanted to have a share in the mitzvah of mezuzah . He told him he was on his way to deliver mezuzot to an avrech who spends his days and nights learning Torah. That man said he wanted to pay for them. And indeed he did. Hashem loves when we appreciate His gifts. Wherever we are living, it's a gift from Hashem.