Homes near Military Bases


Homes near Military Bases

              There are various homes near Military Bases in US. Members who have dependents usually have the option of living on-base in military family housing for free, or off-base and receive a monthly housing allowance. Members who are assigned to locations where dependents are not allowed to travel at government expense can live in the barracks for free, and still continue to receive the housing allowance, in order to provide a household for their family members.

Requirement for family Housing
 
               To live in military family housing, you must be living in the house with your dependents. There are exceptions for those who are temporarily deployed, or who are serving a remote overseas tour. In these cases, the familymembers can continue to live in military family housing, while the member is away. If you are divorced or unmarried and you have physical custody of a child or children for at least 1/2 the year, you qualify. If you are married and you and your spouse separate, and your spouse moves out, you must terminate your family housing within 60 days.

Quality of Homes near Military Bases

             Homes near Military Bases is a crap-shoot. Many bases have outstanding family housing. Other bases have on-base housing that is badly in need of renovation or replacement. Many bases today have "civilian owned" military family housing. Civilian companies are contracted to build, operate, and maintained family housing, and "rent" it only to military members, in exchange for their military housing allowance.

Waiting Lists

            Many bases have a waiting list, ranging from one month to a year for family housing. Therefore, if you want to live on-base, you may have to live off-base for awhile when you first get there. In such cases, the military will move your property to your off-base residence, and then move it to your military family housing when you relocate there.

Moving Out

           When you move in, the military turns over to you a spotless housing unit, and expected you to return it to them in the exact same ultra-clean condition. When I moved out of my first military family house, it took me three times to get it clean enough for the housing inspectors.

Pros of Living On Base

            If you live on-base, you will be closer to support functions, such as the base exchange, commissary, youth center, or child care center. Many people like the idea that all their neighbors will be military members. Others may prefer to live off base among civilians, and "forget" they're in the military when they're not on duty.

Buyinga House near Military Bases

            Some members may wish to live off-base in order to buy a house, rather than give up their housing allowance to live on-base. Personally, I always avoided buying a house while in the military. I've seen too many people who bought a house, only to receive change of assignment orders, and then have to go through the stress of selling it.

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