Rehoming 3 year old cat

And it's a bit of an emergency. 

We're being forced to rehome our 3 year old cat, for two reasons.  Eviction from our apartment (Very long story...) and where we're moving, our new landlord doesn't allow pets.  The second reason being that he is not neutered and sprays. 

He only began doing this in the last month or so.  Coincidentally, right around the same time that my husband and I lost our jobs.  He was never neutered in the first place, because he is strictly an indoor cat, and it never caused any behavioral issues.  But now that we're in a financial crisis, as I call it, we can't afford to get him fixed, and everyone has warned me that if we do fix him now, he won't stop. 

Because of his age, the fact that he isn't neutered, and sprays, rehoming him is proving to be extremely difficult.  I don't want him going to a shelter or a rescue, so I'm attempting to rehome him myself.  But moving day has finally come, and now, I'm at a loss for what to do.  :/ 

While I'm just one of the members (not one of the advisors) I would like to remind you that this is an international forum and you haven't indicated exactly were you live - so there isn't likely to be many, if any, responses.

That much being said I'll go ahead and say the "usual" - i.e. have you checked with all the usual suspects (sorry, old movie reference)? Meaning shelters and veterinarians (who may have more information about where he may be able to find a home - even if just a temporary one)?

About the spraying - from what I've read, if he hasn't done it for three years and suddenly started about the time of the job loss, it is very likely stress related and not territorial, which means it has a much better chance of being nipped in the bud after he is fixed. (Another reason to contact vets - or the ASPCA or any spay/neuter clinics - although I realize I'm biased, I'm in a large city that has all of them, and, well, don't know where you are - see above).

I know you think that age, intactness and recent spraying means harder to rehome... but I think that is a very big job for you to take on yourself, especially under the pressure of moving. Please reconsider contacting the shelters.

Someone else more knowledgeable will probably come along - but I wanted to answer right away to lend my support and encouragement at this stressful time.

Oh jeez, I totally forgot that.  We live about 15-20 minutes south of St. Louis, MO.

We're trying to look into no-kill shelters near by that we can get too (money is tight, and trying to conserve on gas) but hope that we can find someone interested in adopting him from us directly.

Nobody is going to adopt a full-grown intact tom, especially if he's already spraying . Even most rescues won't take him until after he's neutered, and many kill shelters will kill adult toms immediately upon intake. Can you find a low-cost spay/neuter clinic? That will increase his chances considerably. If he hasn't been spraying for long, there's a decent chance he'll stop once the testosterone leaves his body. But the longer it goes on, the more of a habit it becomes. So if you want him to have any chance of finding a home, you'll have to have him neutered ASAP. Check out www.spayusa.org to see if there are any low-cost options in your area. I've heard that if you call them, they have even more options.