Cheapest Way to Get DC Residency (Buy/Rent/Sublet etc.)

[Anonymous]

My DC job is now going to require I have a DC residency as I crossed the income threshold. It is a DC Govt job

Since they pay zero to do this and if I don't want to lose my job. What is best way?

It only has to be not my wife and kids. I have to show an address, DC Drivers License and file DC income taxes. Can file separate returns. Basically, I need to do like a Senator and have a DC place. Not practical to move whole family as last two in HS
What is absolute cheapest way to do this. Where is the absolute cheapest rental in DC. I don't care where. What is absolute cheapest place I can buy?. I need the DC mailing address. And place to put address on drivers license.

[Anonymous]

Rent a room in a house.

[Anonymous]

People in my neighborhood sometimes rent basements or rooms to commuters for just the week at a reduced price.

[Anonymous]

Where do you live? You'll need to pickup mail occasionally.

I'd rent the cheapest studio possible in Ward 7 or Ward 8 and have the mail forwarded to a PO Box near you. Though, I'm not sure if that would trigger a notification to your employer.

You'll have to do "married filing separate" which will have tax implications for your family. Usually it means you don't qualify for certain tax breaks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live? You'll need to pickup mail occasionally.

I'd rent the cheapest studio possible in Ward 7 or Ward 8 and have the mail forwarded to a PO Box near you. Though, I'm not sure if that would trigger a notification to your employer.

You'll have to do "married filing separate" which will have tax implications for your family. Usually it means you don't qualify for certain tax breaks.

The absolute cheapest way to do this is to use a friend's address in the District and give them $100/month for the hassle of holding your mail.

[Anonymous]

Where is best place to find a room? I literally just need mailing address. To be honest I don’t need my own room. I want to pay under $500 a month.

Coach surfing even be fine. I recall years ago my single friend once “rented” his address as a mailing address for 2-3 people or even a crash pad where airline people split a place like 40 ways as each only needs it 3-4 days a month.

Where are those places? Not on Redfin or Zillow. Seems in DC be a demand and also with govt agencies.

Even if one stayed the 186 nights or so to be over 50 percent why rent or buy a whole place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live? You'll need to pickup mail occasionally.

I'd rent the cheapest studio possible in Ward 7 or Ward 8 and have the mail forwarded to a PO Box near you. Though, I'm not sure if that would trigger a notification to your employer.

You'll have to do "married filing separate" which will have tax implications for your family. Usually it means you don't qualify for certain tax breaks.

The absolute cheapest way to do this is to use a friend's address in the District and give them $100/month for the hassle of holding your mail.

That’s what I want but I know zero people in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live? You'll need to pickup mail occasionally.

I'd rent the cheapest studio possible in Ward 7 or Ward 8 and have the mail forwarded to a PO Box near you. Though, I'm not sure if that would trigger a notification to your employer.

You'll have to do "married filing separate" which will have tax implications for your family. Usually it means you don't qualify for certain tax breaks.

They told me married filing separate as my wife and kid don’t want this messing with there school. Also worried about my auto insurance. Seems stupid. I am also considering buying or renting a parking spot with a mail box! Use that address

[Anonymous]

I would love to rent to you! Darn anonymous forum won’t let me share my contact info.

[Anonymous]

I mean...maybe you should relocate with your family to DC as required or get a new job?

[Anonymous]

How do you know zero people in dc if you have worked at a dc government job long enough to pass the threshold for needing to move to dc? You had to know this was coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live? You'll need to pickup mail occasionally.

I'd rent the cheapest studio possible in Ward 7 or Ward 8 and have the mail forwarded to a PO Box near you. Though, I'm not sure if that would trigger a notification to your employer.

You'll have to do "married filing separate" which will have tax implications for your family. Usually it means you don't qualify for certain tax breaks.

The absolute cheapest way to do this is to use a friend's address in the District and give them $100/month for the hassle of holding your mail.

That’s what I want but I know zero people in DC

You work for the District, know zero people that live here, do not want to live here, but want to make a higher salary. You can turn down the excess salary cause this need to move to DC, you can rent a room in DC and live there during the week, or you can resign. Anything else is lying and I am sure a DC resident would happily accept that job.

Oh and lying about city residency has caught many a city worker. I love those local news exposés where they follow the city worker to their out of state home.

Signed, a former city employee that lived in the City.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would love to rent to you! Darn anonymous forum won’t let me share my contact info.

Just create a dummy Gmail account and post it here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live? You'll need to pickup mail occasionally.

I'd rent the cheapest studio possible in Ward 7 or Ward 8 and have the mail forwarded to a PO Box near you. Though, I'm not sure if that would trigger a notification to your employer.

You'll have to do "married filing separate" which will have tax implications for your family. Usually it means you don't qualify for certain tax breaks.

The absolute cheapest way to do this is to use a friend's address in the District and give them $100/month for the hassle of holding your mail.

That’s what I want but I know zero people in DC

You work for the District, know zero people that live here, do not want to live here, but want to make a higher salary. You can turn down the excess salary cause this need to move to DC, you can rent a room in DC and live there during the week, or you can resign. Anything else is lying and I am sure a DC resident would happily accept that job.

Oh and lying about city residency has caught many a city worker. I love those local news exposés where they follow the city worker to their out of state home.

Signed, a former city employee that lived in the City.

These people get caught because they (1) use the DC public schools and (2) don't pay DC income taxes.

OP will be fine because he will be a District taxpayer and he's not utilizing the District schools. DC doesn't care as long as they get their tax dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know zero people in dc if you have worked at a dc government job long enough to pass the threshold for needing to move to dc? You had to know this was coming.

I have been working from home in MoCo last 2.5 years. I don’t feel comfortable asking people at work. We just started back to office part time.

The DC thing is silly they expect people to live in DC with remote work I may turn down pay raise. Why does DC have to force people to live there.

An apt building with 150 sf apartments downtown with mailing address would be money maker. Heck SRO with bath in hallway ok with mini fridges and coffee maker in room fine. I don’t see any on line.

Even a cube would do!