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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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I live in San Diego and we save money renting off base. We have a 2/2 with a dog also. Obviously it depends on what you're looking for in terms of area, size and amenities but if you will be in San Diego (can't speak for other bases) you can most definitely save money renting a civilian house or apartment.
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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It really depends on a lot of factors. Your best bet would be to take a couple of days, look around, see what's available, see what your BAH is, then decide. Sometimes, it's been better for us to live off base and sometimes it's been better to live on base.
When you are doing your cost comparing, factor in things like utilities (for example, we are currently in privatized housing while we decide if my husband is going to retire to this area - and we buy a house - or not. Our utilities are included, and since we use over 10% less than the average, we get money back. You also need to factor in gas costs for your car, so how much will you spend commuting each week. For example, some friends live in the San Diego area, but they live quite a way out, and they spend a fortune on gas. But, up in Everett in Washington, the housing isn't Eben in the same town, so gas savings doesn't apply.
Also, if you can, ask around about the crime. Some friends are in Norfolk. They have 2 kids and a small dog and he just made Chief, but still getting paid as a First. Their BAH barely covers (all utilities out of pocket) rent for a townhouse in a safe area. (And they are from Chicago, so it's not like they were looking at safe areas but were intimidated by the size of the area...)
Like I said, your best bet will be to go into the housing office (required to check in with them first anyway to make sure no areas are blacklisted), see what they offer, see what they have info on for off base rentals, and look through some rental agency sites and see which one works best for you. -
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Permalink Reply by NavyWifeRebeccaDIV188SHIP13 on
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Perfect!! I didn't even think about gas lol. Thank you!!
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Permalink Reply by TropikalParadize on
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For sure, I second sailorwifenmom, check into the housing office, they have TONS of info on both military housing and regular rentals. I think there is also a website for "approved" rentals, I THINK that website is AHRN.com. I haven't looked there in a while though but its worth a shot!
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Yeah, that gas can be a killer! When the price in CA was so high, it was killing my friends, even with him riding his motorcycle to work.
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I live in San Diego and we are in Lincoln Military Housing and love it! We live in a really nice area, and although our housing takes all our BAH (we are on the ocean), I know lots of people that are also in military housing that pocket BAH monthly....and the nice thing about living in military housing is that utilities are free (at least here in the San Diego area)....it just depends, really, and you really can't generalize because there are about 48 or so military housing communities here and each one is different, some allow pets, all the rental rates are different, they are in different areas of the county, and they are anywhere from 2 bedroom in size up to like 4 or even 5 bedroom I think! So it pays to just look around at both military AND regular housing I think and make a decision based on what you find and what's available!! Hope this helps!!
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Thanks y'all!!!
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