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Sure, living and working in the city sucks. But the Bay Area as a whole? Very Good. https://www.mytrove.com/ca/the-bay-area/cheddar/software-application-develo

• aphextron 9y ago
  East Bay (El Cerrito/Albany/Berkeley) is where it's at. Great weather, no suburban sprawl hell, easy commute to anywhere, great food and culture, top notch schools, decent rents. Every time I try to leave this place I just can't justify it.
  • dasil003 9y ago
    The problem with Berkeley is that the rental stock is shit and overpriced because they know plenty of students are price insensitive and have no clue about the market. However if you stay on top of craigslist you can eventually get lucky enough to find something amazing with a better commute to Fidi/Soma than half the city.
  • vecinu 9y ago
    Too bad you depend on the bridge and the commute is hell. Taking BART in is also hell, unfortunately.
  • el_benhameen 9y ago
    Do you rent or own? I've been looking to buy in the East Bay, but it's becoming extremely difficult to find something that an engineer's salary can afford that's in a good school district and is of a reasonable size.
    • aphextron 9y ago
      I rent in El Cerrito but we've been looking at buying. It's really the best option around here IMO. Decent 3 bedrooms in a wonderful neighborhood can still be had for < $700k. Case in point: https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/El-Cerrito-CA/fsba,fsbo,new_lt/house_type/18525815_zpid/51858_rid/1-_beds/1-_baths/37.947141,-122.256289,37.88891,-122.348557_rect/13_zm/ https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/El-Cerrito-CA/fsba,fsb...
• msbarnett 9y ago
  It's grossly underestimating the rent. $1,284 a month would be a hell of a deal in the bay area