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It must be tempting to make even a short-term move out of the Bay area. If your lease is coming due and you were planning on looking for a new place anyway, why
by dougmwne 6y ago
It must be tempting to make even a short-term move out of the Bay area. If your lease is coming due and you were planning on looking for a new place anyway, why not move back in with family or get a short-term rental somewhere further out. Rents will likely be going down over the next few years, not up, so it's a terrible time to lock yourself into a new lease. And we can expect re-opening to happen slowly, so there should be plenty of warning for most workplaces before you're required to be in the office again. Based on my Zoom calls, my co-workers have been fleeing the city, moving back in with parents, moving into parents' second homes or picking up vacation rentals on the coast or in the mountains.
- timtam2 6y agoI live in SF but rented a vacation rental for May and June. No point to live in my 600sqft condo when everything is closed and I can rent a 2000sqft house with a pool for small change.
- codemati 6y agoI'm planning to do the same. Put things into storage and get a better view. Any advice finding a place?
- dougmwne 6y agoCheck airbnb, vrbo, craigslist, or if you're looking at a vacation hotspot, local realtors often do monthly vacation rentals. Monthly rentals are often much cheaper on a per-day basis than weekly rentals. Your SF rent is going to go extremely far just about anywhere else. I am renting a 2br vacation house on the beach for less than the price of studio.
- timtam2 6y agoVRBO caps the platform fee at $500, but on airbnb it's uncapped. I messaged several listings directly to see if they would offer a discount for a longer stay, and several said they would.
- mrep 6y agoIf you are going to do this, I would first get it cleared with management because if you are moving states, it will change what state taxes they will have to pay for employing you.