There are still relative bargains to be found in the Bay Area matching my criteria. My rent went up when I moved recently from Pacifica to San Bruno, despite th

There are still relative bargains to be found in the Bay Area matching my criteria. My rent went up when I moved recently from Pacifica to San Bruno, despite the fact that San Bruno is a suburban wasteland with nothing to recommend it beyond proximity to freeways. That said, I wouldn't recommend buying property anywhere in the Bay Area at current valuations. The specific coastal city I had in mind when formulating my above strategy was actually Barcelona.