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Have you ever tried commuting from Pittsburg/Bay Point? Have you seen what $680k will buy you in San Jose? These are not at all practical suggestions. The out

Have you ever tried commuting from Pittsburg/Bay Point? Have you seen what $680k will buy you in San Jose? These are not at all practical suggestions. The outlook for a 20 something engineer in the Bay Area is absolutely brutal. The people who got in 10 years ago are doing ok so long as the housing market keeps up. But there's nothing left here for anyone trying to start a life.

joefranklinsrs 8y ago
> commuting from Pittsburg/Bay Point? As I mentioned, the biggest job growth recently have been in east bay. You'll likely have good chances finding jobs closeby. > $680k will buy you in San Jose Google is heavily investing in downtown San Jose, buying up lands. There's also the transbay joinup of BART and caltrain.
- closeparen 8y ago
  The current optimistic estimate for Caltrain Downtown Extension (and we know what happens to estimates for transit-related projects in SF) is 2027.
- jmspring 8y ago
  The Bart commute from Pittsburgh to Pleasanton isn’t a short hop.