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Husband gets orders in october.. i need help and tips on finding NON military housing
Hi Ladies!
my husband finally gets his orders in October.. since that is right around the corner, i want to be ahead of my game and start house hunting for possible places we may get stationed.. Does anyone know if there are sites that help military families find housing, or even certain people to contact with??
any info would help!
thank you!
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Permalink Reply by UrabissWife on
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you can always contact wives who live in that area and ask for input on the housing areas . they will know best because they live there first hand. you can call fleet and family and whichever base he will be going to and talk to them about it. they are usually really helpful :)
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The housing offices all have information on rental properties, ones which don't rip you off or are unsafe.
This is the website for finding civilian rentals:
They also have the links to the privatized housing. Looks a heck of a lot better than the Navy housing I was raised in!
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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those are all the websites I have used. Also, craigslist isn't a bad place to search you can recognize a scam a mile away usually. If they say the price of the house like this "$950 USD", if they ask you to mail them the deposit and they mail you the key cuz they are deployed or missionaries, if they refuse to give the exact address until you fill out an application for the house, if they wont let you see the house until you fill out an application. Those are all red flags. If you find a house on cl you can also try contacting a local realtor and seeing if they know if its truly for rent. Also, a local realtor can help you looking around and finding places for you to look at as well. Best of luck!
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Just make sure whichever websites you are on you are looking through the rentals if you are renting and the for sale if you are buying lol! I looked through the for sale when we were renting and couldn't figure out why none of them had the price for rent listed. :)
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Permalink Reply by Jenn_NicksWifey on
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HEAT This is the site you can use to get information on military housing, even before he gets orders. You can request info from multiple bases and at least start getting your stuff together. LIkely, you'll need a copy of his Page 2 (Dependent and Emergency Data Sheet), Orders, etc. Each application will tell you what you need to gather for it.
AHRN - this site is for non-military housing (community housing), but it is overseen by Navy Housing Office. The properties are often inspected by Navy Housing, there is usually some sort of military discount and they all have to have a military clause in the lease. If you rent from someone other than the military housing offices, make sure you have the housing office take a look at your lease before you sign. They will make sure the appropriate clauses are in them and you don't get screwed over if his orders change.
Also, for PCSing, you can read my blog post First PCS for info on that part. If you find anything that I got wrong or has changed, let me know so I can update. Thanks!
Happy house hunting!
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One more factor when deciding between rentals and privatized housing: the deposit. Usually three months (first, last, security) for civilian rentals, while housing has no deposit, and frequently offer a move in special where they give you the first month free. Be sure to research that before you sign a lease.
Even with a place sparkling clean, I've had to give up the security deposit for bogus reasons. The place we rented in SD, the management changed, and informed us they'd be painting and putting in new carpet, so we'd forfeit the deposit anyway. I didn't clean a darn thing for them as I was out $950 either way.
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There is a program through fleet anf family and they can actually get your deposit reduced and sometimes even the monthly payment reduced a little, depending on where the houseing is. I know they do it in VA . for off base housing. I had that trouble antim also with the deposit. before my husband joined the navy, so now i take pictures and record any and all damages, even if its a little scratch on the wall lol, sounds silly but once i started doing that, we got our deposits back. on move out date i just leave a copy of or move in pictures so they can compare :)
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Yup the Rental Partnership Program! :)
I do the same thing and I do the walk through with them at move in and move out and keep copies of both papers. If you ever feel like your landlord will screw you I have heard you can have a rep from the housing office come to do the walk through with you. We just bought a house and hopefully we have had our last rental experience lol! Other than possibly renting ours out!
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Permalink Reply by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on
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AHRN is fantastic! And there's also a Facebook group called: "Navy Home Search" which is actually how I found the home we're in now. If you can find for rent by owner, I highly suggest it. We've had nothing but a great experience with our landlords and it's much less complicated with the middle man of a property management company. If I have any problems, I just let them know and we handle it between the four of us. It's perfect!
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