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Originally Posted by Milstaino
Hi folks,
I got orders to come to Cannon AFB, what can i expect to pay in clovis or portales for a 2bed, 1or2bath apt that is in a good, safe, clean part of town? it seems to be a friendly town from what i can see! Any info on this matter would be greatly appriciated!
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There are very few rentals available in either town.
You will not find much online. You must act fast. Everything will be gone by August.
I recently rented a 3 bed 2 bath with a fireplace and a 1 car garage townhouse in NE Portales for 975/month on a 1 yr. lease. The unit is in a clean safe area. It has stainless steel appliances and microwave in the kitchen. It also comes with a washer and dryer. I don't need that much space, but I only had a couple of days to secure a place so I grabbed it. I guess a lot depends on your standards. Be ready to make some compromises and adapt. The real question is how much are you willing to pay. You can get a REAL hole in the wall for about 400
. Something semi decent probably 650 to 800
IF they have it. The waiting lists are long.
If you have a pet, forget it.
They just don't take pets.
The "best" part of town is the Northeast. Portales has less crime. Both entrances into Clovis (east and west) look dismal. There is a lot of dilapidated housing
. Yes, the people of Clovis are very friendly, but you asked about housing and money. Don't be beguiled by friendliness. You'll be going to Clovis to help provide a living for most and enrich a few even more. You can serve your country and live anywhere else. When you get to Clovis, you'll understand what I'm talking about.
The people who authorized the move of Special Ops to Cannon FAILED to realize that there just isn't enough
adequate housing to accommodate all the incoming personnel. Either that or they just
did not care. Naturally, the number one concern was to continue the supply of federal dollars to the town of Clovis and never mind the troops and their families. Cannon AFB is like a huge federal welfare program.
You can always buy a house which they will happily sell you for a very inflated price. They're trying to sell houses that are 20 or 30 years old (and need a LOT of serious updating) for over $100/sq foot. Please. The Air Force would label such houses as "substandard". There is some new construction going on, but not enough. There are a lot of nicer homes that sell for over 225K and up, but I don't see how an E-4 or E-6 with two kids and a stay at home spouse is going to afford it. I wish the AF would reassess the housing situation in Clovis and increase the BAH accordingly.
If you're curious, no I am not active duty. I spent a few years in the AF and I was stationed at Cannon after pulling a remote in Osan. I punched out after they wanted to give me yet a second assignment to Korea.
I will soon return to Clovis/Portales area because of my spouse's job (non federal and non military).
Hate to repeat it, but you really need to move NOW and fast. If you cannot take a permissive TDY in the next couple of weeks, take regular leave now and go to Clovis. If you are religious and church going person, go to a whatever corresponding church: meet the pastor and ask them for help in securing housing. I'm serious. A lot of those church going christians have houses for rent and they do not put them in the paper. This is what I was told by a church member about 2 weeks ago.
Good luck and thank you for your service.
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