how is it??? is it better to live off base or on base???

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I can't find many pictures of the housing and I've been looking every where. I tried calling today but I think they are closed for MLK day. I'll share whatever I find out with you guys as soon as I get some answers. So far, one of the pros of living on base for us would be the schools.

I am moving there in less than a month to be with DH....here is what we were told by housing....living on base is convenient and there are some really nice and new places to live BUT most of the new ppl coming in are getting the old housing that hasnt been remodeled yet....(not so great places) BUT most of those ppl will also be getting moved whenever a new place gets finished (about a year after waiting your turn)....We are going to live off base. I think we are going to just do an apt/condo for now (The Reserve and Jacksonville Commons)...that way there is a pool for DD and I, fitness center, everything right there- plus only a few miles from base

oh really... that is what they were doing in Sheppard AFB... moving you once they would get remodeled ones available...

will be watching this post too..... hope we can see some pics..

thanks again ladies :D

They have redone the housing at Camp Lejeune. From what I have seen, it's very nice. Also, if you decide to live in town, it's really not that expensive.

I don't know much about the housing on base. I know that they wanted to move us into the old housing and then we would have to wait for the new and we saw which old ones they were thinking of putting us in and we said NO we will live off base. I know the new housing looks very nice.

We ended up buying because of the growth and resale value. We moved in the town outside of Jacksonville and it is wonderful. We are away from the hussle and bussle of Jacksonville. Jacksonville can be a pain in the ass with the traffic.

I will look for the website that has some pictures of housing. There are a lot of houses/duplexes for rent in the area. There are a couple of areas you need to stay away from when looking for rentals and such. You may want to think about places if the rent sounds to good to be true.

If anybody wants the names of the places out of Jacksonville that I know of I can let you know.

Here is a website for housing and shows a couple of pictures. Most of the pictures are of old housing I believe.

http://www.lejeune.usmc.mil/family_housing/housing.html

Base housing sucks at Camp Lejeune unless I guess you get a new house. But be watchful of your neighbors, I got stuck with crazy people, and the drama here is rediculas.

really??? i might be moving there in about 2 or 3 weeks.. DH is already there and mon he is going to housing to see how soon we can move in to the house... lets see how it goes..

really??? i might be moving there in about 2 or 3 weeks.. DH is already there and mon he is going to housing to see how soon we can move in to the house... lets see how it goes..

:goodluck Let me know how you like it. I would love to see some pics and hear your opinion of the area! :)

yeah i wanna see too.. but i thought you were already there???

yeah i wanna see too.. but i thought you were already there???

Not until June :tears Dh has to graduate first even though they want us there yesterday :)

good luck!! I know that i cant wait yo be there next week...its 30 here and 70's there.....cant wait!! yay sunshine!!(oh yeah and that small detial about getting to be with my husband is good too!!) lol

lol!!! i wont be there till May so you girls will be there b4 me but now goin to Cherrypoint

OOOOHHHHH 20 more days to go yayayayyay!!!! I'm almost at Camp Lejeune!!! Tommorow im driving down to look for an apartment or townhome.:cp :cp :goodvibes :yahoo :yahoo

OOOOHHHHH 20 more days to go yayayayyay!!!! I'm almost at Camp Lejeune!!! Tommorow im driving down to look for an apartment or townhome.:cp :cp :goodvibes :yahoo :yahoo

:goodluck I hear they have been having awesome weather!! :)

awesome weather my butt...LOL It looks really nice out but the wind is down right cold. I skipped going on a golfing outing because it was cold and windy. It is suppose to be in the 30-20's tonight I think. It should be warming to the 60-70's this week. I just want a warm spell so I can plant flowers and grass seed and fix the mulch in the front.

:quote Yeah I already live in NC and although from inside my car I was sweating, when i got out today I had to put on a jacket!!! Chilly WIND!

Okay so im down here and settled in....who else is down here now?? for those of you who are on your way- how much longer til youre here???!!!! the weather was great when we got here (80's) but going thru a cold spell but it should be lifting soon!! :yahoo

I was there yesterday! I should be moving down starting saturday!!! YAY!!! Hubby isnt home yet but i can do some stuff without him. HEHE!! Are you working yet??? I'll be down one day this week, we should have lunch!

We will be back at Lejeune in June :yahoo. We are looking at going to the housing at New River. I know they are doing a lot of renovations between the two bases.

yay!! i will finally meet u Sarah!! and the rest of the ladies there.. DH got changed again and will be goin to Camp Lejeune instead of CHerrypoint! :D

We'll be there either mid-to late May or early June :) Dh is going to visit at the end of April and hopefully find us a house :pray

OK, so i am moving to Lejeune on the 4th of April, we are doing off base housing because with alot of the apartments, you end up pocketing some money! We already have a townhome, which is nice, and its about 10 miles from base, and right by where my job is!!

Yea!!!! I get to meet SOS friends. I am free almost all days. I am up for shopping or lunch anytime. We will have to have a large summer bar b que. Good Luck on everybodies move.

sounds like a great idea!! :D can't wait!