Yes, please join the fb page folks! I'd like to start using it as a resource to swap ideas about housing and to share in the excitement of what we are all about to embark on! (3 yrs of hell!?)
I'm also searching for housing - I have two large dogs and a husband with a lot of "stuff." So we need yard and garage space. I do not live in the Indianapolis area but am about a 3 hour drive away and have recently made some trips to different areas to get myself acquainted with which neighborhoods I would like to be in. In the event my findings are helpful to anyone else (or perhaps this could prompt some info from others), I have found that I don't want to be in the South or Westside. Most ideally, I would love to be in the North of Indy area, especially the Broad Ripple Village area and perhaps even into Carmel and Westfield. These areas are slightly more rural but are about a 15-20 minute drive from Downtown.
Chants - because your a dog person, too you might want to look into the Monon trail. I hope to find something that is close - I'd like to destress by walking the dogs there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monon_Trail