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Navy housing and Civilian housing.. Whats better? pros and cons pleasee!
Hi ladies!
My husband will be getting his orders sometime in sep! ( hopefully sooner.. hehe) anyways, from everyone's experiences or what have you, what is better? military housing or civilian housing? what has been better? pro's and cons please! any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
thanks a million!
Brenda
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Permalink Reply by UrabissWife on
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it honestly depends on the area. like VA is a really dangerous area and you are best to live on base. same with some areas in Sandiego. we are in civilian housing so we don't have people right next to us like in a duplex. :)
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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lol I live in Virginia and honestly its just as bad to live in the base housing around here for the most part. Most of the base housing here is off base, there is no gate, and no separation from the civilian housing really other than maybe a nice decorative fence along the outside of the neighborhood. The break ins are just as bad and I know that the military housing down by little creek was actually targeted and most of the computers were hacked into by a convicted pedophile that broke into people's houses when he knew they were gone, and he also hacked their Skype sessions with loved ones during deployments. With that being said there are many areas in VA that are worse than mil housing and a lot that are the same and even some that are safer :) I live in the foxhill area of Hampton and its really safe for the Hampton roads area.
As far as pros and cons it really is a personal decision :) Housing takes all your BAH and in many places now if you go over the average on bills you pay that extra plus your internet and cable, but it also can be easier to deal with because you can just sign up, and get on the wait list and get your house assigned and you are good to go. Not as much of the house hunting hassle. On the other hand you live around the military all the time, they take all your bah and you can sometimes live cheaper out in town or even pocket some of your BAH! We used to pay our rent, all our bills, car payment, car insurance, and cell phone bill with our BAH so that was nice. I wouldn't personally live in mil housing unless I really liked the house I was offered or couldn't live out in town. I like to live out in town and have some separation from the mil.
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Permalink Reply by Fur&FeathersDVM on
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We've been in VA for four years. We live off base and I feel perfectly safe here. I don't find it dangerous at all (and I have lived in plenty of major cities- I know danger!). Yes, there are bad areas in VA, but there are bad areas everywhere. I've been here alone plenty of times at night and never had an issue. None of my friends who live off base have ever had a problem here. On the other hand, two of my friends who live in base housing have had their homes broken into. Several have had to move out due to mold. These are issues that can happen on or off base, so don't immediately assume base housing is the safest/best option.
You should consider how you are with money management and what you can get for your money in the area you are assigned to. In VA, we were able to get a nice, safe place off base in VA AND get me an apartment at school in OH for under our BAH- so it made the most sense to live off base. We are getting ready to transfer to great lakes and will likely be getting base housing at that time- the housing up there is beautiful and for what they are offering us on base, we can't get nearly anything as big off base for our BAH. Housing has the advantage of covering your rent/utilities all in one in the form of your BAH, and so it can be an easy way to not have to worry about the monthly cost of utilities. However, if you are smart with your money, in some areas you can get a reasonably priced home and save some of your BAH to use for other expenses.
Other things to consider are schools if you have children. If you work, you also need to consider commute times. You also need to consider commute times for your husband! We try to pick a place that is halfway between my husband's job and mine to make it fair, although of course that isn't always entirely possible. I would suggest looking up crime statistics for the area and also driving around at night before signing any sort of lease. See if this looks like a place you would feel comfortable being alone at night in. Do you have a pet? Many military housing communities have restrictions on pets (as do civilian housing options). When your husband gets orders, he may be able to get a sponsor at his new command who can give you advice and tips on where people from the command suggest living. In the end, much of base housing is run by a private civilian company anyway, so you need to consider the same things you would when selecting a place to live off base. Good luck!
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