Orders to Pendleton? Your BAH buys more house than you think.
Get the free PCS to Camp Pendleton guide: turn your housing allowance into a real purchase price, pick your area by gate and commute, and close before your report date.
- A worksheet that turns your BAH into a price you can defend
- Which towns fit which gate, and what the commute really is
- Local traps: CFD taxes, fire insurance, wells, solar contracts
- A house hunting trip plan that ends in an accepted offer
Instant download. A 12 page PDF, written by a former Marine. Print it and take it on your house hunting trip.
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Five steps, in the order they actually happen.
Do them out of order and you fall in love with a house you cannot carry, or pick a town that costs you two hours a day.
Your BAH
Look up your exact rate, and learn what it has to cover beyond the mortgage.
Your price
Turn the allowance into a purchase price, with the VA loan pieces that change the math.
Your area
Oceanside to Temecula, compared by gate, commute and what your money buys.
Your trip
A three day house hunting plan, plus how to buy it if you cannot fly out.
Your offer
How to write a VA offer sellers take seriously, and close on your report date.
Before you house hunt, watch this
I wore the uniform first.
I'm Jonathan Hernandez. I served in the Marine Corps before I built HomeBliss Real Estate, and my team works Southwest Riverside County, the Inland Empire and North San Diego County, which is exactly the ground a Pendleton PCS covers.
We handle the parts that make a military purchase different: video tours for buyers still at their current duty station, powers of attorney, remote signings, and straight answers about commutes, CFD taxes and insurance before you are committed to anything.
And if the answer for your situation is rent this tour, I will tell you that too.
Jonathan Hernandez, REALTOR®, DRE #02138316
What our clients say
Straight answers
Is the guide really free?
Yes. No cost, no obligation. Fill in the form and the PDF downloads right away.
Do you cover both sides, North County and Riverside County?
Yes. Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, Fallbrook and Bonsall on the San Diego side, and Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee and Wildomar on the Riverside side. The guide compares them by gate and commute so you can decide with real information.
What if I can't fly out to look at homes?
That is normal on a PCS. We do live video walkthroughs where you direct what gets shown, work with a military power of attorney when a spouse signs, and set up remote closings with escrow ahead of time.
Do I have to use a VA loan?
No. The guide explains what the VA loan does for you, but conventional and FHA buyers use the same steps. We work with buyers using all of them.
What happens if my orders change?
It happens. How your deposit and contingencies are handled depends on where you are in escrow, which is exactly why the offer gets written with that possibility in mind. Ask me before you write one.
Are you affiliated with the Marine Corps or the VA?
No. HomeBliss Real Estate is a private company. This guide is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Marine Corps or Camp Pendleton.
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