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I accepted a good job offer in San Francisco, starting when I graduate next June. It seems like everything I've read about the Bay Area has has been the same: "
by taylorlapeyre 12y ago
I accepted a good job offer in San Francisco, starting when I graduate next June. It seems like everything I've read about the Bay Area has has been the same: "The expenses are insane. They are getting worse. Turn back now."
Articles like this make me wonder what I've gotten myself into.
- mrj 12y agoBah, get yourself some roommates and enjoy the ride of a lifetime.
- prezjordan 12y agoDoesn't hurt to try it out! That's what I'm doing (been here for 3 months now). If you ever get nervous or have any last-minute questions feel free to ping me!
- taylorlapeyre 12y agoThanks for the kind words. I might take you up on that.
- rhizome 12y agoTip: you don't have to go to Tartine every morning.
- superfunc 12y agoyou can live basically anywhere in the east bay for pretty cheap and hop bart into the city btw. source: first 22 years of my life.
- gress 12y agoHave you tried to rent in the east bay lately?
- klipt 12y agoStill cheaper than SF.
- wtfleming 12y agoI recently moved to the East Bay from Los Angeles - I gave up on even trying to find a place to live in SF. I'm paying 2X the rent I had in Silver Lake (which is a relatively expensive part of LA) and competition was so tough I had to go to over 10 open houses just to find something decent a landlord would rent to me. Even the East Bay is pretty insane right now.
- nedwin 12y agoI'm assuming it's some kind of tech job. Keep in mind there are thousands of people living in the city who make minimum wage. You're going to be doing substantially better than them. Find a share house with people with similar interests, get a studio in the Tenderloin or (potentially) move to the East Bay. Either way you're going to have a blast. :)
- dllthomas 12y agoMost of those people aren't starting to rent a place now. Someone I know moved to SF about 7 years ago. If he were to move, rent for something comparable is more than 2x what he's paying.
- ericdykstra 12y agoSince you're a developer out of a good university, you will be fine living in the city. I'm assuming you're making at least $100k at the very minimum, and have no dependents. There are still good deals to be had in SF, you just have to know what neighborhoods are overpriced and which are underpriced. You should be able to get a good-sized studio for under $2500/month, which is a reasonable portion of your salary. If you're cool with roommates, you can get a nicer room in a more convenient part of the city.
- pizza 12y agoSo.. where's a good place to live in SF?
- ericdykstra 12y agoIf I were looking again now, I'd check Glen Park, Twin Peaks / Noe Valley, and Inner Richmond. All 3 are pretty close to the happening parts of the city, relatively reasonably priced, and have their own merits. Glen Park is quiet and has Bart access, Twin Peaks has views, Noe Valley is very conveniently next to the Mission and the Castro, and Inner Richmond has some of the best food in the city.
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- cobookman 12y ago> ...100k at the very minimum... If its a big corporation sure, but not at a startup. That said, he could also live in one of the various co-ops in SoMa for not too much money (if he's fine sharing a room). And the inner-Richmond does have cheap rent as well (~$750-1000 per single room)
- te_chris 12y agoWait, sharing a room??? What the hell?
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- eru 12y agoSydney is worse. Rent is about the same, everything else is more expensive.