Of all the places I've lived during my 17 years in the Air Force - both stateside and overseas - living on the economy in Seoul is the safest I've ever felt.

Seoul is one of the safest cities in the world, and I am not exaggerating one little bit. You should have zero concern about your family on or off base. As for the transformers mentioned earlier, the "approved" list of Realtors know the deal, and each landlord is required to provide you with a minimum of three transformers, but it should not be difficult to find a place that is dual voltage. Oh yeah, and they must provide you with washer and dryer too. My place had a dual purpose machine that did washing AND drying, and the novelty of that was cool, but it did take a while to get a load done. I will say though, that my clothes were never cleaner than when I was using that machine!

As for being ripped off, I guess the possibility is there, but it is a very unlikely occurrence because of how regulated the process is by the USFK housing office in Yongsan.

I am sure several of us could turn you on a person that treated us well or is currently treating us well, and that would be one warm fuzzy in your pocket right off the bat!

I personally LOVE to get totally away from Army stuff when I am off duty, and living in Government housing with Government rules just makes me really freaking angry sometimes. Clearing is much easier off post too as long as you respect the property.

What "government rules" are you talking about? Other than having to show an ID to get into Hannam Village, once I'm home I don't feel like Uncle Sam is dictating my life. As for curfew (midnight on weeknights and 0100 on weekends and holidays), that applies to all USFK personnel, living in on post housing or on the economy. I guess not having to show an ID might mean it would be easier to break curfew to get home, but is that really a selling point?

I'm all for getting away from an Army environment during my off time too, but living in a military housing area means there are plenty of other kids for my 20 month old daughter to play with, a pool that opens this month, a cable box from MWR (no expensive dish), and no utility bills.

Ok, well enjoy then!