Anyone have any experience with getting a house on post at JBLM?

Low-post? You mean off-post or lower post?

Well on base you're only going to get housing if you have dependents as a SPC. Off base there are places around in Lakewood, Tacoma, etc. Just depends.

For on base sometimes there's a wait list - it just depends what you need or are looking for. But the junior enlisted family housing doesn't sound like it's worth the BAH honestly. Not from what I've heard - and on base they take all the BAH.

Yes but it was 29 years ago. I was stationed at Fort Lewis and had to wait 18 months for a house to open up on post. My wife, kids and I rented a house in Lacey and I commuted -- I also ended up taking a second job to pay the electric bill -- Puget Power was extortionate back then. I had a very understanding CO and an equally understanding manager at Hawk's Prarie McDonald's.
When we finally got on post I was only there 6 months before I PCS'd overseas.
Fun.