I'm a 19 year old male brand new to the US, Adult Life, and the Military, currently in deployment and searching how I would make this "move in together" after deployment as smooth as possible financially and emotionally.
after this deployment during my palm leave, she'll come to the US, we get married in Florida (my "home" state) and she flies back to Brazil so she can get ready to move in officially. I go to admin, get my BAH and start looking for places to rent, which surrounding areas are best for me and her? I heard and researched that Chula Vista is the safest, is that true?.
Should I go for one of those apartments attached to a main house or an actual studio/apartment complex?
Also, as an E-3 I'll have around $2.680 as my BAH and when I file her as my dependent it will go up to $3.620 (approximately); I do wanna budget my rent to be maximum $2.000 (around it). So within this budget, having a motorcycle and a simple reliable car for her when I'm not around is a bad idea in California living in a studio in Chula Vista?, about what she can work with? is there a lot of opportunities for her to be a cleaner? or a lot of establishments that don't ask for a work permit? or are there any other opportunities for her In San Diego to make money without a work permit? back in Florida my mom had hella different opportunities that didn't ask for a work permit to make an honest hard worked money.
What car/brand/type should I have? a LEASE? or is it a good idea to do some doordash and Uber during our free time for extra cash with a FINANCED car? (because of the miles limit in a lease contract). Heard great things about toyota, maybe a hybrid (so I can ease off the gas money in Cali) simple reliable Toyota? maybe a Prius?
apologies for any possible mistake and/or misunderstanding coming from my language barrier.