I work in the valley, not SF, but still the same. Sorry if this sounds bleak, but out of 45 engineers in my workplace none has been able to buy a place. You'd n

I work in the valley, not SF, but still the same. Sorry if this sounds bleak, but out of 45 engineers in my workplace none has been able to buy a place. You'd need probably a 300k/year salary and above to buy anything in SF, or hit it big in your company stocks. The options are a longer commute, you decide how much. Rent is extremely high in the area also