On Good Friday a Lyft Driver came and picked me up at the shelter I was in. Took me to Roanoke to sign for my Housing Voucher and brought me back. One way $165. All on the dime of the Veterans Administration. I got a HUD VASH Housing Voucher. Who would know that the next couple of months would be a living Hell for me. Had to do all the foot work myself. Spent what I did save up from working on applications to only be told NO or rejected because of my bad credit. Some one did help me, allowed me to use a Cosigner.
I quit my job of 8 months because..well, I was being appreciated. Like I didn't exist. Though I was the only one besides the Shift Manager who did show up for shift. Everyone else came when they wanted to. The fire went out in my eyes for Food Service. Those fuckers..General Manager, she wasn't being upfront with me. I took my apron off and feed it and placed it in the counter. I cried and one of the shift leaders hugged me. I felt used, raped. Never had I ever felt the feeling I felt. I didn't raised hell, I took my time and packed up my stuff and just left. I had other things on my mind.
My Housing Voucher is good for only 3, 4 months. I'm not clear if it expires, can I get an extension. But this Soldier wasn't going to need any stinking extension. So 2ith me not working, I could focus on finding housing. I created email alerts with companies that had units and houses on the market. What was killing me though was the application fee.
Application Fees. Okay if I'm have a Voucher for affordable housing...I think it's stupid that anyone should have to pay an application fee. All it is really is money for the complex manager to buy themselves a really great lunch. I spent over $300, $25 to $50 an application just to be told no. It was my credit that was doing me in. But the funny thing about it, it was going up with each passing month too. I also found out that a score of 650 is as hot as I thought it was. Wow, things have changed.
While looking at properties online, I was able to delete the form 'i am requesting a show of...' and replaced it with in the fly heart felt not asking for someone to please give me a chance. Some one did too.
I was applying for another complex and was told by Management to come in and... I don't know what they wanted me to come in for. So, what they did was this. Offered to me a 2 bedroom deplex townhouse for $900. They go for and start at $1,400. The not, letter I enclosed with the email touch the Manager, who then kicked it upstairs to whomever is really in charge. They in turn ask the Manager what did they want to do, and they said a Townhouse at $900 a month. But I couldn't take it because my Voucher is only for $800 and you can't come out of your pocket, it's against the law. Talk about someone being fucking pissed. Oh well move on.
One place, 2 bdrms, washer and dryer, central air and carpeting..$650 a month. Then she turned to th4 other computer, checking my credit. What she saw, she didn't understand and called someone else, who in turned didn't know what they were looking at either. By this time, I was getting worried. But I didn't give up.
The very next place..I claimed as MINES just looking at it online. I made an appointment and my Case Manager went with me. It's a studio with a tall ceiling...air conditioning..and a CLAW bathtub. Oh my fucking God!! It's mines I kept telling myself. Then came time to fill out the application and there was something on it that I never seen before..A COSIGNER spot. My sister did it for me, and if she didn't, she said her son would. His score is 800. 31 years old and 800 credit score. Go ahead nephew. So since all that was needed was a Cosigner, I had myself an apartment. But there was a still harder part left.
Everyone...Tap into Hope, SSFV and The Veterans Administration now had to do their thing. I had to also, but I didn't know what I was doing. All I do know is that no one helped me except for my Case Manager. The rent is $700 a month, my Voucher is for $800, I'm cleared in that. I had to get it inspected by Housing Authority.
For one, how the fuck you inspect a place when a person is still living in the apartment. Don't know, but it last, I don't give a fuck. So inspection done, now it's up to Section 8 delay to do their thing. How much money I will have to pay out of pocket. But I didn't know I had to pay 30% of my income on rent. I question how come it is t 30% of the rent, no one could answer that. My income is under 1K, so I was looking at a little under $300 a month out of my pocket. I pay $186 a month. Don't ask me how, I don't know. Plus I had to pay electricity. I have to do grown up things again.
In closing..yeah, it's long as fuck. In closing I like my place. I'm not working so all my days and nights are lazy as fuck. The place comes with FREE wifi, washer and dryer is in the hallway but have to pay $1.50 to wash and $1.00 to dryer.
Let the games begin.
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