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San Diego base housing
I'm trying to get base housing in San Diego. My husband just got orders there. Any advice on which housing to get? We have no kids or pets and he's an e2. I don't know if certain base housing is dangerous or which ones are nicer. Is it worth it to lose the whole bah?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The housing areas are all fairly nice neighborhoods. Renting privately in San Diego is high, and cheap places tend to be in rougher neighborhoods. If you are not familiar with San Diego or California, then housing is a good option for you. Less stress. I'd go with housing, you can look at what they have online. Check the hot list for immediate openings; they are offering incentives such as a month rent free. You can google any of the neighborhoods/housing areas to see what they look like.
Also, there is no deposit or credit check to worry about.
I rented in Birdland, which is near Serra Mesa. Very easy commute to the base. We had too many pets for housing (three Japanese cats).
http://www.lincolnmilitary.com/lmh/installations/san_diego/upload/H...
http://www.lincolnmilitary.com/lmh/installations/san_diego/apply.cfm
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Permalink Reply by Christinawinters2012 on
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Thank you so much! :)
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Permalink Reply by J/J Mom on
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I don't know much about base housing, but i do know my Ens daughter just told us a few weeks ago (we were visiting her in San Diego) that there are definitely some areas on San Diego that she has been told "don't live there if you want to stay in the Navy." After dining & spending the evening in a couple of those areas i see why. There are SO many neighborhoods/areas, i would think your best bet would be base housing. jmho
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You should think about looking at apartments not in base housing. Why give up most or all of your BAH to live in base housing especially since you don't have kids. You'll get almost 2000 a month for BAH. My husband and I live in North Park and pay 1395 for a 2 bedroom. Obviously 1 bedrooms are a lot cheaper. There are plenty of nice areas to live in that aren't dangerous and not very expensive. And you get to keep whatever you have left in BAH if you don't live in base housing.
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