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With dual income I am surprised you weren't able to buy a home in silicon valley. Unless you are dead set on sending your kids to school in Cupertino (or anothe
by eyeareque 16y ago
With dual income I am surprised you weren't able to buy a home in silicon valley. Unless you are dead set on sending your kids to school in Cupertino (or another expensive area with a really good school).
Also, why spend 3k a month on rent? You can get an older one bedroom apartment for just under 1k within ~8 miles of the Google HQ. If you are single you could also rent a room in Mountain View for ~650 a month.
It isn't hard to live on the cheap in silicon valley. You just need to be smart with your money. (99 Ranch for groceries, drive a economic car, don't eat out all the time, don't buy a 65 inch flatscreen tv. :) )
Obviously you have already moved away so this information won't matter to you now. I'm posting this for other people who are in a similar situation.
- rdouble 16y agoYou can get an older one bedroom apartment for just under 1k within ~8 miles of the Google HQ Where?
- jaredsohn 16y agoHere's one such place (not sure if it is older or not, but it is under 1K and close to Google HQ): http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/2204805441.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/2204805441.html
- tptacek 16y agoThat's a studio, not a 1bdr.
- jaredsohn 16y agoSorry, I wasn't making a distinction between studios and one bedroom apartments since I have searched for either when looking for an apartment for myself; but yes, there is a difference. Also, for the record, from my search on craigslist I didn't see any one bedroom apartments in that price range (just studios), although as another post mentions it wouldn't be easy to raise children in a one bedroom apartment anyway.
- eyeareque 16y agoJapan town in san jose is one area. It won't be a brand new unit of course. You can find deals if you spend some time looking around.
- tptacek 16y agoYou can't reasonably raise kids in a 1 bedroom apartment.
- eyeareque 16y agoAgreed. But the 1 bedroom apartment would allow you to save up for a starter home or condo.
- fourspace 16y agoMy point is that we would have to reduce our standards of living in order to stay in the Bay Area, even with two good incomes from a stable company. The costs of housing and raising a family were simply out of bounds with what we wanted to spend. By moving, we get all of the same quality of life for < 50% of the cost. I don't want to raise my son in a 1-bedroom apartment in the suburbs.