Woman (61) Looking for Home/Apt. Share/ Golden Girls?

[CrazyDonkey]

These have no waiting list at this time:

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org (WA Housing Tax Credit/62+)

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org (WA Housing Tax Credit/55+)

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org (WA Housing Tax Credit/55+)

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org (Project-Based/Senior & disabled)

[october2007]

Originally Posted by CrazyDonkey

To see listings by city or county in the links I provided, just select By Location. Understand that these are not near-term possibilities, unless willing to move out a ways, but demand is only going to grow, so the earlier you get on the waiting lists, the better.

For further out, with a short waiting list:

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org

This is one, in Bellevue, with a 1-3 month waitlist, is not a project-based property, but a senior-only property that offers lower rents ($571-610 for a studio or one-bedroom) as part of the Washington State Housing Finance Tax Credit program:

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org

Thanks again. Do you think these places are decent?

[CrazyDonkey]

Originally Posted by october2007

Thanks again. Do you think these places are decent?

The Project-Based properties have to meet HUD standards - tenants have to pass credit and background checks. Don't know about the Tax Credit properties, but suspect they might be even choosier. Plug the addresses into Google's street view to get an idea about the neighborhoods.

[october2007]

Originally Posted by CrazyDonkey

The Project-Based properties have to meet HUD standards - tenants have to pass credit and background checks. Don't know about the Tax Credit properties, but suspect they might be even choosier. Plug the addresses into Google's street view to get an idea about the neighborhoods.

Thanks again. They almost sound too good to be true but I will call them.

[CrazyDonkey]

Originally Posted by october2007

Thanks again. They almost sound too good to be true but I will call them.

Turning 62 (or 55, in some cases) has some benefits.

The Bellevue property is worth checking out - a tax credit property with capped rent, but close-in (to Bellevue and Seattle). The other two are much further out.

Shorter waiting lists are more likely the further out you go. Demand is almost certainly growing faster than supply, so waiting lists will only continue to grow. For instance, here's a project-based property with a 1 to 3 month waiting list, in Spokane (includes air conditioning):

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org

Here's one with both subsidized (30% of income) and non-subsidized (1bd = up to $680) units, in Port Angeles:

aptfinder | Low Income Housing at AptFinder.org