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4. Naval Base Kitsap

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I am sure you have heard all the doom and gloom from a million different news reports concerning the lending industry mess, how several loan programs once available are no longer, how zero down loan programs are almost non-existent and how hard it is right now if you have little to zero money available for [...]

Of course once I wrote my post about when the BAH rates would be out I knew that Military.com would have it posted the day before. Here is my first post and then the link to Military.com with the PDF for all the states. UPDATED: Click this link and it will take you to the [...]

Naval Base Kitsap | 2010 BAH Rates – Only 2 more Days

December 14, 2009

Well, it’s almost that time of year! How many times over the last few weeks have you seen the question posted on military boards across the net? If you look in the right places you will always find the right answer.  I don’t hold much stock in military boards when it comes to important information. [...]

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Thanks to the Brave… We are the land of the FREE!

July 5, 2009

I found this video on Facebook with a request to share. So I am sharing. All of these videos and these holidays about our great country really cause me some emotion. My husband has spent two tours in Iraq, but before that he was in other places of the world fighting for freedom. Freedom is [...]

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VA Home Loan | Kitsap County

May 27, 2009

I am sure you have heard all the doom and gloom from a million different news reports concerning the lending industry mess, how several loan programs once available are no longer, how zero down loan programs are almost non-existent and how hard it is right now if you have little to zero money available for [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | As a Military Member do you Purchase a Home in this Market Climate?

May 20, 2009

Times have changed for all home buyers. The days of being able to receive very substantial market equity in a three year time span has all but disappeared in most areas. In the Kitsap County area we have been lucky that our market although slow and undergoing a huge price correction we haven’t been as [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Tax Breaks with Tax Free Money – How is that Legal – BAH!!!

January 1, 2009

If you are in the United States Military and receive BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) it is. This is a huge financial opportunity that not many Military members take advantage of for fear of the real estate market and the lack of education concerning real estate ownership. The average homeowner receives tax breaks associated with [...]

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New 2009 BAH Rates Released | Naval Base Kitsap | Bremerton | Bangor | PSNS | Naval Hospital Bremerton

January 1, 2009

What are you doing with your BAH? Are you giving it to the PPV/Military Housing? Are you giving it to a landlord to pay THEIR mortgage? No matter what you are hearing in the media you have to remember that the market is different for everyone.  Here in the West Sound there are some amazing [...]

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Inside Scoop | Looking for a New Home?

November 19, 2008

Are you looking to purchase a new home in Kitsap County? How about one in the area of Port Orchard?  If so I have some “scoop”.  Send me your email or give me a call and I can let you in on the secret.  If you are a VA buyer this offer could be worth [...]

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It’s Official – 1st Time Homebuyers Receive $8,000 Tax Credit Windfall!

October 29, 2008

I want you to click on the photo of the CNN page to read the information about the new 1st Time Homebuyer Tax Credit. This is awesome news for 1st time homebuyers in the Kitsap County real estate market! Are you sitting on the fence? Have you read the many horror stories across the nation? [...]

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Bremerton Marina | The Lone Sailor | He’s HERE!

October 26, 2008

Watch Bremerton’s Lone Sailor Monument in Video Blogs |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com The “Lone Sailor Project” is over halfway funded and the casting has begun thanks to the support of the local community. It has been reported that all those donations under $100 are what has given the fund-raising project the boost [...]

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Military PCS to Naval Base Kitsap – Pet Friendly

October 12, 2008

I have never completed a PCS with pets, but have had several friends, clients, co-workers who have. Depending on how you are arriving to Washington State will depend on what services you need and what information may come in handy for you. Here I have compiled some links to help you navigate the PCS with [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap : VA Home Buyers

August 15, 2008

Today if you are an eligible veteran you have an opportunity as a home buyer that many non-veterans don’t have when it comes to cash out of pocket to purchase a home. Most of the zero down home loan programs are not available any longer. However if you are a veteran you have the option [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Turn your BAH into Home Ownership – Stop Renting

July 19, 2008

I am sure as a military member you have heard this phrase about a million times in the last several years. Interest rates have been so low for so long that home ownership has been easier than ever before for anyone and this especially includes the military population, who until recently didn’t feel like they [...]

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Puget Sound Military Guide :: Did you get yours?

June 4, 2008

The Puget Sound Military Guide has been out to the NEX, MCX, PX and well all the X’s over the last couple of weeks. I picked mine up at Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton. Inside you will find a ton of information about all of the bases in the Puget Sound area which includes maps [...]

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Military Spouse Appreciation Day

May 9, 2008

This is my “them, them” to all Military Spouses on Military Spouse Appreciation Day. President Reagan designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as the national Military Spouse Appreciation Day back in 1984. Military Spouse Appreciation Day is to recognize the service and the sacrifices of military spouses. Today President Bush spoke about how military spouses’ [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap :: Use Your VA Guaranteed Home Loan for ZERO DOWN

May 8, 2008

I am sure you have heard all the doom and gloom from a million different news reports concerning the lending industry mess, how several loan programs once available are no longer, how zero down loan programs are almost non-existent and how hard it is right now if you have little to zero money available for [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap :: Certificate of Eligibility | VA Home Loan :: Have 30 Seconds?

May 7, 2008

If you have ever been involved with military bureaucracy finding out you have to apply for something might bring memories of frustration and time consuming tasks. Fear not when it comes to obtaining your Certificate of Eligibility. Because of the updated and automated system the VA has with their application link called WebLGY. WebLGY provides [...]

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Military Relocation to Naval Base Kitsap

April 14, 2008

Your Military Relocation Guide to Naval Base Kitsap | You Are Gonna Love West Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula! This is the moving van that hauled our Household Goods (HHG’s) on our military PCS to Naval Base Kitsap from the desert of Southern California. Every year it is estimated that one third of Active [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Four | Vacation on the Navy | Mini Vacations

April 14, 2008

Naval Base Kitsap : Bremreton, Bangor, PSNS and Naval Base Hospital online relocation package with information about the installation, the area and the Greater Puget Sound

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Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Four | Vacation on the Navy | Day Trips

April 14, 2008

Whenever you PCS you should take advantage of what the area has to offer and make sure you “Take a Vacation on the Navy”! Seeing different parts of the county is one of the many benefits of a military career. I don’t think I would have ever had the privilege of seeing all of the [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Three | Out and About | The Arts

April 6, 2008

The Art, Theater and Music scenes are alive and well in West Puget Sound. The area boasts the Bremerton Symphony at the Bremerton Performing Arts Center, the Admiral Theater with its classic and independent film series, Collective Visions an art gallery with a concert series, concerts in the park, concerts on the Boardwalk, The Bremerton [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Online Relocation Package | Week Three | Out and About |HARBORSIDE

April 4, 2008

Bremerton Harborside District The Bremerton Harborside District opened in August of 2004. I wasn’t here for the Grand-Opening ceremony but I was still so very excited. The Harborside District is a combination of past and present Boardwalk projects. Now being all tied together and called the Haborside District. The Harborside District is one in which [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Two | Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

March 31, 2008

I promised this week to write an article about the different neighborhoods located around Naval Base Kitsap. There are so many different places to live it is hard to pick just a few. Here is just a partial list of the neighborhoods: Blueberry Meadows Bremerton Brownsville Camp Union Central Kitsap Central Valley Charleston Chico East [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Two | Fun, Fitness & Food on DECK!

March 28, 2008

  Welcome to NAVAL BASE KITSAP on the Beautiful Kitsap Peninsula between the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges in Washington State. NAVAL BASE KITSAP belongs to Navy Region Northwest and consists of Bremerton, Bangor and Keyport. Naval Hospital Bremerton of Navy Region Northwest is also located in the region as is PSNS (IMF). If this [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Online Relocation Package | Week Two | Shop Till Ya Drop

March 19, 2008

Having been stationed at a Marine Corps base in the middle of the Mojave Desert in the land of “nothing”, 29 Stumps is what most would call it I have realized what a pleasure it is to have the barest necessities around when it comes to shopping. I am not a shopper; on the contrary, [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Online Relocation Package | Week Two | ABC…Easy as 123

March 14, 2008

Welcome to Kitsap County on the Beautiful Kitsap Peninsula between the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges in Washington State. The Kitsap Peninsula area belongs to Navy Region Northwest with Naval Base Kitsapwhich includes Bremerton, Bangor and Keyport, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS & IMF), and Naval Hospital Bremerton . If this is the first time [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap| Online Relocation Package | Week One | Kitsap County Homeownership

March 9, 2008

As a military member relocating to Naval Base Kitsap do you purchase a home? It is a very complicated process which needs some investigation and education before making a decision. You should ask yourself some questions like these at the minimum. Do I have upfront money to buy a home? Can I get financing? Is [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Online Relocation Package | Week One | Schedule of Events

March 6, 2008

Schedule of Events sounds better than organization – RIGHT!? For a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation, you have three choices on how to move your household goods: commercial movers hired by the military, a DITY (do-it-yourself) move, or a partial DITY move which is a combination of both. I have never done a full [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Online Relocation Package | Week One | Installation Overview

March 5, 2008

LOCATION Naval Base Kitsap is located in Kitsap County of West Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula. Naval Base Kitsap is composed of Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor and Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton. Naval Base Kitsap is part of the Navy Region Northwest. Bangor is the submarine community and Bremerton is the Ship community. Bremerton [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Online Relocation Package | Week One – Take Charge | Know Your PCS

March 2, 2008

When I say “Take Charge” I mean it. There are so many military members that have no clue on what the move process is even though they have been threw it. A few months down the road they find out from speaking to someone else that they missed out on some huge entitlements. Remember it [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | IT’S YOUR PCS

March 1, 2008

Every year it is estimated that one third of Active Duty Military members have to plan and execute a permanent change of duty station or PCS in military speak. The most important part of a PCS is to take charge, it’s your PCS!! There’s lots of help available but you are going to have to [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Military Relocation | In Bound or Out Bound | ActiveRain Makes it Easy

February 29, 2008

“HOME IS WHERE THE NAVY SENDS YOU” Military Relocations can be complicated but that doesn’t’ mean they should be scary or filled with uncertainty. A successful PCS move is not a matter of chance. It is the result of planning, hard work and a network of personnel both at your current location and your new [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Relocation Package | IT’S YOUR PCS

February 29, 2008

Every year it is estimated that one third of Active Duty Military members have to plan and execute a permanent change of duty station or PCS in military speak. The most important part of a PCS is to take charge, it’s your PCS!! There is a ton of help out there but you are going [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | BAH Rates E6 | HomeOwnership | Yes you can!

February 28, 2008

Look at your new BAH rate for 2008 with Dependants the rate is $1207.00 per month tax fee! Is that enough to purchase a home in the Naval Base Kitsap area in Kitsap County? I say yes it is. Right now rates are low! If you can use your VA eligibility you can still qualify [...]

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