I can no longer afford to do so and am looking for alternatives.

Normally what I see in that end of it is they cant afford true specially subs ..

3.5% down BOOM… Your own space and privacy BOOM… Close to work because you can afford it BOOM… An asset that is making you money BOOM. 

Honestly, if she wanted to stay and could afford the rent, I'd let her and give her first priority. 

A lien under this subchapter does not attach to:(1) wearing apparel;(2) tools, apparatus, and books of a trade or profession;(3) schoolbooks;(4) a family library;(5) family portraits and pictures;(6) one couch, two living room chairs, and a dining table and chairs;(7) beds and bedding;(8) kitchen furniture and utensils;(9) food and foodstuffs;(10) medicine and medical supplies;(11) one automobile and one truck;(12) agricultural implements;(13) children's toys not commonly used by adults;(14) goods that the landlord or the landlord's agent knows are owned by a person other than the tenant or an occupant of the residence; and(15) goods that the landlord or the landlord's agent knows are subject to a recorded chattel mortgage or financing agreement.

That is if they can even ever afford to buy a home.

If a renter can come up with three-months worth of cost, they can probably afford to buy a starter home.

It was a grant once upon a time but they do have some rental restrictions with them such as a rented to affordable housing candidates for an x amount of time. 

Because of the affordability, great neighborhoods and schools, and good night life, Columbus has attracted a-lot of businesses to setup shop, hence the increase in population over areas like Cincinnati and Cleveland.

Does almost everything and is affordable.