The more accurate question is how screwed is every other industry other than water & food if cost of shelter can not be kept below 45% of gross household incomes?

My wife and I just moved from overseas and our household belongs are in storage now for up to 180 days  paid for by the military.

Now, I can't see any of your other finances, what your household income is, what other goals you have coming up, nothing.  

We require monthly gross household income to be at least three times the monthly rental rate.

After we did the exchange I informed her I flipped houses, I have a building full of materials if she was looking for other household goods. 

We require monthly gross household income to be at least three times the monthly rental rate.

As for the septic that could cause unique proportys in a rental, if your tennent doesnt know better they could really mess it up flushing things that dont degrade or kill the bacteria in the system by dumping household chemicals down the drain. 

A example would be a boy friend and girlfriend live together and adopt two unrelated children, that is four unrelated people by blood in a household yet they live as a family. 

Also, utilize the MassSave program for any quick renovation upgrades (0% interest for 7 year loan on energy efficient household items).

With multiple adults in a household, each person applies with their background check run individually and some screening companies provide a general assessment of whether a person has a high probability of success as a renter.