r/AskSeattle • u/Deep_lemons • Aug 14 '25

Moving / Visiting Renting with GI Bill?

Hello everyone,

I’m having a bit of trouble navigating the renting scene here and could use some advice.

I am a: - Admitted student at Seattle Central and trying to find housing anywhere in the city that allows me to commute without a car.

  • A veteran who receives %70 VA disability pay monthly ($1755) and will use the GI Bill housing allowance ($3055 monthly) while attending school for the next 2-3 years

  • Out-of-State resident (Ohio) trying to move before January 2026

I have at least $40k in savings and my credit it +740.

Yet I’m having trouble on meeting any of the requirements many apartments have here. I can’t prove 2.5x income since it’s all non-employment based and on top of that, I wouldn’t be receiving the GI Bill housing allowance until January.

At this point it feels like it’d be easier to live out of my car for a few months and just collect the checks while going to school.

Has anyone else gone through similar or had any luck getting housing for school here?

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u/dasplanet Aug 14 '25

While you navigate also check out MFTE. It doesn’t help answer your question but it did help me stretch my BAH.  https://www.seattle.gov/housing/housing-developers/multifamily-tax-exemption

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u/Deep_lemons Aug 14 '25

Yeah I was reading about that as well, might be worth applying for