Previous reply was missing a lot of context because I was on transport and my stop was coming up. I'm reminded of a similar circumstance of a family member. Th

Previous reply was missing a lot of context because I was on transport and my stop was coming up. I'm reminded of a similar circumstance of a family member. They bought a home prior to the financial crisis. They were given new orders and had to leave their home. They did manage to rent it but the lease was less than the mortgage and taxes. Their duty change sent them from a cheap southeast home to expensive northwestern apartment. Since that house ended up eating up a good chunk of their housing allowance they could only afford a 1 bedroom apartment for a family of 4. They didn't have to do a short sale, but for 2 years they were just scraping by financially, and mentally. Your officers story just made me remember what he was going through and just how close he could have lost it all.