PCS & moving

Coordinate your next PCS

A permanent change of station moves your whole life on a fixed report date. Plan it once here — a timeline from orders to move-in, a checklist that saves your progress, service verification, and homes near your next installation.

  • Distance-to-gate search
  • Military-clause leases
  • Verify once, apply once
  • Free to browse and list
From orders to keys

Your PCS timeline

A realistic sequence from roughly 90 days out to move-in day. Windows compress on short-notice moves — start earlier when you can.

T-90
~90 days out

Receive your orders

Confirm your report date, authorized travel, and whether you're cleared for on- or off-post housing at the gaining installation.

T-75
~75 days out

Set your budget with BAH context

Look up your grade and dependent status for the new ZIP, then use that illustrative BAH as a target for rent or a mortgage payment — not a spending requirement.

T-60
~60 days out

Search housing near the gate

Filter listings by distance to the gate, bedrooms, and pet policy — and, if you're buying, by assumable VA, FHA, or USDA loans.

T-55
~55 days out

Verify your service

Confirm your status with CAC, DD-214, or ID.me so hosts and lenders can trust the connection before you reach out.

T-45
~45 days out

Apply once

Submit one standardized application across the homes you like instead of repeating paperwork for every landlord.

T-30
~30 days out

Sign the lease with a military clause

Sign digitally and, where the landlord offers one, add a military clause for SCRA-aligned early termination on future PCS or deployment orders.

T-14
~14 days out

Schedule the move

Lock your household-goods pickup and delivery windows around your travel dates, temporary lodging, and report date.

Move-in day

Get the keys

Walk the home, document its condition with photos, set up utilities, and update your address in DEERS.

BAH ranges and any payment targets referenced here are illustrative context for planning only — they are not a quote, an offer to lend, or a guarantee. Confirm current BAH rates and loan terms with official sources and a licensed professional.

Track it yourself

PCS checklist

Fifteen tasks across the three phases of a move. Your progress saves in this browser, so you can check items off as you go.

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Before you go

Housing

At your new base

Trust & safety

Verify your service

Verifying your service is what separates the network from open classifieds and social-media groups. When hosts, lenders, and fellow families know a connection is genuine, messages get answered, applications move faster, and everyone transacts with more confidence.

CAC

The Common Access Card lets active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and DoD civilians confirm status through a card challenge — usually the fastest path to a verified badge.

DD-214

Your Certificate of Release or Discharge lets veterans confirm prior service. We check that your status is genuine — not the private contents of the document.

ID.me

The same digital identity service used across many VA and government portals. Verify once through ID.me and carry the result across the marketplace.

1

Choose how to verify

Pick CAC, DD-214, or ID.me — whichever matches your status.

2

Confirm your status

Verification checks that you're part of the military community. It does not read your records or store documents.

3

Get a verified badge

A verified badge appears on your profile so hosts and lenders know the connection is real.

This page is informational only. No documents are uploaded and no sensitive data — Social Security numbers, financial details, or record contents — is collected here. Verification happens inside your account through a secure provider when you're ready.
Coverage

Heading somewhere new?

Pick your next installation and we'll point you to homes nearby.

Move-out & management

Coordinate move-out and hand off your current home

A PCS is two moves at once. While you line up housing at the next base, keep your current home working for you — list it for rent in minutes, or hand the keys to our in-house property management team and never miss a beat during out-processing.

  • List for rent in minutes, with distance-to-gate and BAH context built in.
  • Let in-house management handle leasing, maintenance, and rent collection nationwide.
  • Add a military clause and reach verified military tenants.
  • Track everything remotely — even from a new time zone or OCONUS.
Home being handed off to property management before a move

Plan the move once, and move with confidence

Search homes near your next installation, verify your service, and line up the lease before your report date. Free to browse, free to list.