Do you want to live in Silicon Valley? Because if not this seems like a really inefficient way to get pay rise. Why not buy property and make additional income

Do you want to live in Silicon Valley? Because if not this seems like a really inefficient way to get pay rise. Why not buy property and make additional income from being a landlord or something? You could even try to start a side project if you're willing to take the risk? I live in the UK and I thought about moving to the states a few years back, but being close to family and friends at least for me is worth more than the marginal pay increase. You could also improve your quality of life moving out of London. Contracting rates are quite flat across the UK. I own a lovely house in the South West, but if I were living in London I'd probably only be able to afford a small flat. But it's not just housing everything is cheaper here. In London you can earn very good money but still feel relatively poor which might be part of the problem here. Sorry, I know I'm not really answering your question. Just some things to think about. =)