Military families' housing benefits lag as rents explode

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When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life.

On-base housing wasn’t an option — the waitlist for a four-bedroom home in the neighborhoods they qualified for was 14 to 16 months. Neither were the military-only hotels near base where new arrivals can pay low rates as they get their bearings — those were full, too.

So Martin cast a wide net across San Diego and started applying for rental homes, all sight unseen.

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But there were caveats. They’d have to start paying rent a month before they actually moved. And, at $4,200 per month, their rent was nearly $700 more than the monthly basic allowance for housing, known as the BAH, that her husband, a lieutenant, receives.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/military-families-housing-benefits-lag-as-rents-explode/ar-AA10SI7M

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1. 50K a year plus just to rent??

My house payment annually when you include insurance and property tax is only around 14K for a five bedroom home in San Antonio.

California is obviously a great location and location is what matters in housing but they really need to find a way to reign in that expense.

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2. K & R for visibility.