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Comment by Anti M on July 25, 2016 at 6:19pm

@Kelsie ... they can hear the weirdest things in A school, usually from people who don't know much more than they do.

Civilian landlords in a military area know how much BAH is, that it public information, so they charge as much as they know you can pay.  

Looks like a company called Hunt has taken over Forest City properties.  

http://www.northwestmilitaryhousing.com/

Comment by Michael on July 25, 2016 at 5:16pm

I love base housing. It's so much worth it more then not. I live in fort story pay no utilities except tv phone internet. Close friends lots of other benefits to live on base. My auto insurance is also cheaper by 200. But it's something you have to think about

Comment by Kelsie on July 25, 2016 at 5:13pm

Allison and AntiM thanks for the info! We're getting stationed in Whidbey Island, WA and from what I've seen apartments there would take pretty much all of our bah plus utilities so I'm definitely thinking base housing is the way for us to go right now.

The base housing there is actually off base from what I've seen and my husband said he heard of you live in base housing off base you still get bah? Is that true? He's just finishing up training in Pensacola so I don't know who hears things from but everyone on here has always had amazing info so thought I'd ask!

Comment by Allison on July 25, 2016 at 4:31pm

Oh but like Anti M said, cable is not included. Internet is also not included. Both can be hooked up easily though. It is not added to your bill though as a service, maybe it's just here, but you pay for those extras separately, which could be frustrating as you do not receive left over bah, so you could end up paying more than at an apartment depending which housing option you choose. It doesn't really matter to us because my husband and I don't really watch tv, but for example, we lose about $200 a month because our rent is less than how much bah we get. Again, it doesn't really bother us though because we don't use a lot of those extras, we love our house and community, and the fact that the navy is helping us at all is worth it.

In our housing, we could also hook up either an electric or gas dryer (in case you were wondering if yours would be compatible). It did have a dishwasher, gas stove, and fridge/freezer, but we had to purchase our own washer and dryer, which might be something to consider if you don't have those appliances already, were planning on getting rid of them, and/or are looking at apartments that already have laundry facilities.

I know this went a little beyond your question about utilities, but I'm assuming you're going through to live in base housing or not to live in base housing battle, and these might be some other things to consider, or maybe you already did, but I'll leave it here for someone else then haha. Personally, I think the base housing is worth it, and it's really nice to be surrounded by people who are living this same military lifestyle. They can provide the biggest help, the best advice, and the strongest support.

Comment by Allison on July 25, 2016 at 4:07pm

Yes. With the housing we live in Great Lakes though, I think it's the top 5% of users pay extra on utilities. It's easy to avoid if you pay attention to things like turning lights off, opening windows at night instead of running ac, running the dishwasher at night, etc. They're also really helpful and can provide resources to help you be conscious of and cut back on energy, water, and gas consumption.

Comment by Anti M on July 25, 2016 at 3:52pm

Yes, except for cable.  Lincoln Housing also covers renter's insurance.

Comment by Kelsie on July 25, 2016 at 2:12pm

Are utilities included in on base housing?

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Comment by Paige on July 19, 2016 at 10:09pm

Thank you for the information! @Anti M

Comment by Anti M on July 19, 2016 at 8:58pm

His orders should not be for more than three years, and yes, he can request a hardship transfer.  Orders and his contract are two different things.  

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