Posted on Feb 14, 2019
Can anyone provide current info for housing on/around DLI (Monterey, CA)?
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I am reporting to DLI in june and am starting to look into housing. Do they charge full BAH for on-post housing, or a prorated amount? What are the best neighborhoods for off post housing? I'll post more questions as they come to me.
DLI Student
Defense Language Institute (DLI)
Presidio of Monterey
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Full BAH for “on post” which is actually about 15-20 from DLI at Fort Ord. Although, you are allowed to find alternative housing. Good luck finding something within the BAH allowance closer than 20 minutes away though. On the DLI website there’s the number for housing, who could give you all the specifics for onpost.
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I retired out of POM recently and decided to stay in the area, I purchased a modest starter home for $470,000 in 09, an equivalent home now will go for 600K. Very very expensive area. $3.50 a gallon for gas. There is a commissary on post and AAFES so that helps. Monterey, Marina, Seaside OMC are all becoming bedroom communities for silicon valley (Googlers). http://www.parksatmonterey.com/floor-plans.asp?AID=28698&Neighborhood=Fitch%20Park . 1800 sq feet with a small yard is standard for E6 on post. On the economy, a place with a yard for a pet will be about 1100 sq feet and $2500 a month so take that into your financial planning.
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Are going to be a student or staff/cadre? When you say ‘best neighborhood’, do you mean for schools or to save money? In general, Monterey is expensive and all military housing is privatization so they take all the BAH. The actual DLI is a small post with only 37 homes for Key and Essential staff. Otherwise, you can apply for La Mesa or Ord Military Community. Both are operated by The Parks at Monterey Bay. I can offer more info but I need more specific questions.
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I'm going as a student. I'm trying to find something that is decently priced (trying to save some BAH in the event I can't get someone to rent my house near FT Campbell), decent size for 2 adults and a newborn, and will allow dogs (it's only a year so I'm fine with downsizing), and not too far from class (my current drive is about 25 minutes, anything equal/shorter than that is cake).
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SSG (Join to see) finding a rental that allows pets is the hardest part. You can definitely find something below BAH and save some money but be careful with utilities, it can get expensive quick. Some places are all electric and some have gas. We live on base right now but are looking to move off and downsize ourselves. They take all the BAH and to me it’s not worth it. But it’s a competitive market cuz the NPS has officers that cycle through faster than DLI students. A lot of places here go by word of mouth, signs in the yard or Craigslist. As a DLI student, you probably will only be offered a home at Ord but it’s not a military only community. They allow civilians there and charge them less rent for the same home you pay full BAH for. Ord is near Seaside and Marina so your better off looking for a cheaper home there. If you don’t mind the drive and traffic, there is also Salinas and a few other small towns about 25 min in any direction. Let me know if you have more questions.
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Awesome, appreciate the info. So in an unrelated matter.. do you know how long after the course starts (Russian basic) they do their first PT and height/weight? I ask only because the unit I'm leaving is going to JRTC, and nevermind the fact that my wife is a high risk pregnancy with health problems and due in the middle of the rotation, they're still making me go. Obviously I'll just have to cram as much pt as i can in between work, packing, clearing, and doing renovations to the house, but i don't want to show up and get kicked out or a referred NCOER for failing.
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