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> Sorry, $200k isn't enough. You won't get the house. I know because I've applied. No landlord is renting out homes to single income in the peninsula at $200k/y

> Sorry, $200k isn't enough. You won't get the house. I know because I've applied. No landlord is renting out homes to single income in the peninsula at $200k/yr. Yes they are. I know people who've gotten them. You can find a 3br/2bath single family home with a garage, for less than 5K/mo in SF, Redwood City, Palo Alto, and tons in Sunnyvale and Mountain View. > I can literally go out tomorrow and buy a 911 but CANNOT afford to put it in a garage. The 911 costs more than a year's rent on said 3/2 SFH with a garage. For many, it's more than 2 years rent. Yes, if you want to own a $100k car, you'll have to sacrifice in other parts of your life.

bradlys 6y ago
In Palo Alto? Bullshit. Unless it's a 1000sqft POS, there is no way you're finding a home in PA for $5000/month that is 3bed/2bath with a garage. Prove it. Show me the listings! https://sfbay.craigslist.org/d/apartments-housing-for-rent/search/apa?sort=priceasc&availabilityMode=0&housing_type=6&min_bathrooms=2&min_bedrooms=3&postal=94301&search_distance=2 https://sfbay.craigslist.org/d/apartments-housing-for-rent/s... You're all ignoring the general sentiment anyway. Not like it matters. Cherrypick all you want. Beating a dead horse. People are so dumb here about COL - acting as if $200k is truly enough to "very comfortably" live here. Ask any engineer in SV if they want to just stay at $200k/yr household income (and they don't own a home and they don't have wealth) for the rest of their life and they'll say no.
- joshuamorton 6y ago
  > Ask any engineer in SV if they want to just stay at $200k/yr household income (and they don't own a home and they don't have wealth) for the rest of their life and they'll say no. Yes, because people want to be more than simply comfortable.