Question about BAH and living in base housing - Military Benefits

niki10 · 11-05-2009, 09:18 PM

Someone told me that there are certain housing areas that will allow you to to keep SOME of your BAH, instead of having to give it all up to live in base housing. Is this true??

Mbeauty · 11-05-2009, 09:22 PM

Ive never heard that, but we pay all of our BAH to live on base.

BlueBird · 11-05-2009, 09:31 PM

not true here... cant speak for elsewhere.

Amy · 11-05-2009, 09:31 PM

I've heard of that- in areas where some of the housing is subpar, to encourage people to live there.

gunsgirl · 11-05-2009, 09:50 PM

yes, but only in a very few housing areas- and as a PP stated they are usually substandard.
in most cases this is not the case.

lilangelbabe1217 · 11-05-2009, 09:56 PM

i wish that was the case...but nope not here at nellis

Brialee · 11-05-2009, 10:03 PM

Usually if they have CRAPPY housing that's going to be demolished, they'll give you a discount while you live there. You'll probably end up having to move out with a few months so the "savings" will go towards moving to a new house unless they foot the bill for your move. Still it's really not worth it, most of the homes they'll offer are run down and have lots of issues. Not every base does this and the ones that do are usually privatized so it's the privatized company that offers the discount.

mirph · 11-05-2009, 10:23 PM

I read something a few years back in Army Times that they were planning on doing something like this - like you could pick where on post you lived and if you lived in a "Cheaper" housing area then you could pocket the difference. You could also pick to live in a place that was more expensive, but you'd have to pay the difference.

I don't think they ever did it though.

wb3690 · 11-05-2009, 10:34 PM

my house on KBay was like this. It was a certain type of housing where another company owned it and we essentially paid rent. All the homes were basically the same size and the rent was 1300.00ish for EVERYONE regardless of rank. We made out like thieves living in that house because our BAH was alot more than that. If we would have had to pay his hawaii e7 bah for that townhouse I would have moved in a heartbeat.

I don't think that type of housing is very common though........and I wouldn't want to live somewhere that was substandard....

Hisgirl · 11-06-2009, 02:34 AM

Ditto--there are a few housing areas like that here in Hawaii, they are substandard and so you only pay the single rate.

OMG Amy I bet you guys did make out!! Holy crap, $1300 vs E7 HI BAH! You go girl!

11-05-2009, 09:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
niki10 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Clemente Island Posts: 14 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 3% Longevity: 3%	Question about BAH and living in base housing Someone told me that there are certain housing areas that will allow you to to keep SOME of your BAH, instead of having to give it all up to live in base housing. Is this true?? Last edited by niki10; 11-05-2009 at 09:29 PM. Reason: clarifying

11-05-2009, 09:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mbeauty Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ft Riley, KS Posts: 1,630 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 83% Longevity: 14%	Ive never heard that, but we pay all of our BAH to live on base. __________________

11-05-2009, 09:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
BlueBird operation: be strong Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,160 Classifieds: (6) Activity: 91% Longevity: 19%	not true here... cant speak for elsewhere. __________________

11-05-2009, 09:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Amy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 8,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 46%	I've heard of that- in areas where some of the housing is subpar, to encourage people to live there. __________________

11-05-2009, 09:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
gunsgirl I love cats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kingsland GA/ HITRON JAX Posts: 4,372 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 60% Longevity: 39%	yes, but only in a very few housing areas- and as a PP stated they are usually substandard. in most cases this is not the case. __________________ GA licensed Realtor Dawn

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11-05-2009, 09:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
lilangelbabe1217 evacuate the dancefloor...i'm in las vegas...!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas NV...Nellis AFB Posts: 1,045 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 31% Longevity: 15%	i wish that was the case...but nope not here at nellis __________________ "All the things that you will do, now I'm standing next to you, darling I will see you through the rest of our lives."

11-05-2009, 10:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brialee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,453 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 20% Longevity: 71%	Usually if they have CRAPPY housing that's going to be demolished, they'll give you a discount while you live there. You'll probably end up having to move out with a few months so the "savings" will go towards moving to a new house unless they foot the bill for your move. Still it's really not worth it, most of the homes they'll offer are run down and have lots of issues. Not every base does this and the ones that do are usually privatized so it's the privatized company that offers the discount.

11-05-2009, 10:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
mirph MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,249 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 29% Longevity: 30%	I read something a few years back in Army Times that they were planning on doing something like this - like you could pick where on post you lived and if you lived in a "Cheaper" housing area then you could pocket the difference. You could also pick to live in a place that was more expensive, but you'd have to pay the difference. I don't think they ever did it though. __________________

11-05-2009, 10:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
wb3690 somewhere in between together......... Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 3,906 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 43% Longevity: 66%	my house on KBay was like this. It was a certain type of housing where another company owned it and we essentially paid rent. All the homes were basically the same size and the rent was 1300.00ish for EVERYONE regardless of rank. We made out like thieves living in that house because our BAH was alot more than that. If we would have had to pay his hawaii e7 bah for that townhouse I would have moved in a heartbeat. I don't think that type of housing is very common though........and I wouldn't want to live somewhere that was substandard.... __________________ amy

11-06-2009, 02:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hisgirl Pass the Chocolate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Under a coconut tree Posts: 1,827 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 32% Longevity: 34%	Ditto--there are a few housing areas like that here in Hawaii, they are substandard and so you only pay the single rate. OMG Amy I bet you guys did make out!! Holy crap, $1300 vs E7 HI BAH! You go girl! __________________ A Navy wife in paradise! Been half way around the world and back with my Navy man...15 years and counting!! Grabbed a few kids along the way...9, 7, and 5 months!