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Tips?
Do your homework on where to live......
Don't rent a place sight unseen.
Temporary lodging such as vacation rentals are a good tool while you look for a place to live
Be realistic with your expected budget
Look at Craigslist for a few weeks for what the rental market looks like if you intend on renting
As a civilian your chance of getting base housing is............. slim.
Does your wife work?
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We are moving there from Alabama. We have 3 kids. 14yo, 8yo and 8m. I don't have a clue as to wether there is a school on base, that may be an option for you. For us we are choosing a living location based on the school districts. Private school isn't an option for us at this point. With one in high school we feel that it is the best plan for us. Do you have a time frame for your move? Good luck!
We are moving there from Alabama. We have 3 kids. 14yo, 8yo and 8m. I don't have a clue as to wether there is a school on base, that may be an option for you. For us we are choosing a living location based on the school districts. Private school isn't an option for us at this point. With one in high school we feel that it is the best plan for us. Do you have a time frame for your move? Good luck!
I will probably go sometime in Sept/Oct and then bring the family late December.
As a civilian your chance of getting base housing is............. slim.
Does your wife work?
I hope you are wrong.
Although my wife is a degreed electrical engineer she has been a stay at home mom for 25 yrs. She is working to get her teaching certification so we will see how all this works out.
Based on the rentals I'm seeing and what I can afford with one income it doesn't look good.
We are not military. Sorry, I have no advise for you here.
That is just about our plan as far as your time frame. Hoping to have hubby there around October and he will stay somewhere temporarily and as affordable as possible in order to save more money and then send the rest of us over. I figure if it is close to Christmas we may hold out and go after the first of the year.
I stay at home as well. I do photography on the side as needed. Don't think i will be doing a lot of It there though.
We've been looking at Craigslist to get an idea about pricing in certain locations. We will only be able to afford a 3 bedroom and that's at the top of our budget and around the low end of rent spectrum in our preferred areas at 2500-2800.
If you dont mind me asking, how old are your children? Tell your wife if she's up for making a friend to pm me
As a civilian your chance of getting base housing is............. slim.
Does your wife work?
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Originally Posted by tradosaurus
I hope you are wrong.
Although my wife is a degreed electrical engineer she has been a stay at home mom for 25 yrs. She is working to get her teaching certification so we will see how all this works out.
Based on the rentals I'm seeing and what I can afford with one income it doesn't look good.
I believe military housing is available to DOD employees but priority goes to military. I work with some military spouses (who have kids) and I know a few are renting off base and are on waiting lists for base housing.
So....not too sure you're going to get that base housing, as a non-military DOD employee.
There are some good threads here about teaching in Hawaii, too---check them out.
[quote=PaliPatty;30581613]I believe military housing is available to DOD employees but priority goes to military. I work with some military spouses (who have kids) and I know a few are renting off base and are on waiting lists for base housing.
So....not too sure you're going to get that base housing, as a non-military DOD employee.
/QUOTE]
That's my understanding also. His link to Schofield has a phone number, so I'm not sure why he hasn't called and just asked.
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Although my wife is a degreed electrical engineer she has been a stay at home mom for 25 yrs. She is working to get her teaching certification so we will see how all this works out.
Based on the rentals I'm seeing and what I can afford with one income it doesn't look good.
Yeah, that's what I thought. 75K for a one or two people is good, gets much more difficult with children.
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