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Never having visited myself, this is what I don't get about the bay area. How is it still a functioning city? How far out do you have to live to be able to affo
by abacadaba 7y ago
Never having visited myself, this is what I don't get about the bay area. How is it still a functioning city? How far out do you have to live to be able to afford rent on a non-tech bro salary?
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- redis_mlc 7y agoYou posed some simple-sounding questions, but the Bay Area is a very complex real estate market to understand. So I'll just give you some simple answers. If you don't already own a house, it's not a functioning area for families, or those wanting to own a house, aka "priced out forever." Commuting farther is an option in other parts of the USA, but not the Bay Area, since it's constrained by hills and the Bay. The non-owners living here need a gaffe of some kind: * shared accommodation * fly into a city airport with a private plane * know a Prop 13 owner (ultra-low property tax) who wants to rent to a friend * find an in-law unit coming onto the rental market * navigate the Sunset area flop houses * connections to ethnic communities with below-market asks * get employer to chip in * homestead a sketchy area of Oakland * be a multi-unit superintendent (those used to offer a free apt. on-site, but recently I heard of almost market rent being charged)
- abacadaba 7y agobut why would anyone do this not making a stupid salary? i don't get the appeal why anyone would put up with that just to have the privilege of serving coffee to techies in a formerly cool city. (not to imply that techies aren't cool)