Florida - "Upstate" FL extended stay...

I've lurked long enough to know I couldn't find a better hive mind than this one for this question...

In the medium term, my wife and I are going to be relocating to Gainesville, FL. We expect a baby between now and then. We'd like a place to settle for 1-3 months while we search for a proper apartment. It needs to be close to UFL, and we're not inclined to pay $100/day for an Execustay. Any frequent travelers or locals have ideas on short-medium term stay options with at least one separate bedroom (we can sleep in living room if need be, but we want separate area for baby to have dark and quiet when it's bedtime)? Prefer to avoid "Extended stay hotel" simply because they don't tend to have the multiple rooms setup that a corporate short term apartment would.

In the alternative, we're amenable to a short-term corporate apartment or something of the sort - any options are welcome. So much the better if we could find a short term option that was usable long term, as well. The less we move, the better... Thanks, folks.

You might try VBRO

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/florida/north-central#a2527

If you are looking to rent during the summer months, you will find amazing deals to take over apartment leases from students who have graduated/failed out/gone to study abroad/etc. in the Spring and won't be around to finish their leases that run through Aug/Sep. This phenomenon occurs to a lesser extent year-round, but Summer is the time to snap up great deals. Just make sure your sublessor is allowed to transfer the lease to you; and conduct a thorough inspection, lest you get stuck with damages caused by the previous inhabitants.

Apartment and rental home leases in GNV are rarely made in terms less than one year or more than two years, especially as you get nearer to UF. The leasing companies (very few owners choose to handle leases themselves) have set it up this way to force tenants to pay for the unprofitable summer months, and so that rents can be raised annually.

The majority of leases begin/end around August to coincide with the massive population shifts related to the UF calendar. As a result, you will find few things vacant if you look too early (e.g., July) or too late (e.g., Oct). However, the unrented properties still available in October may be available at a good discount, since the management has little hope of filling them until January.

As you move farther away from both the UF and SFCC campuses, the real estate dynamic begins to resemble a more "normal" situation.

(I am a UF alum and I lived in GNV for about 10 years.)