Consider some other options. I really like the situation that I'm in now. I work remotely for a San Francisco company and enjoy salary that's inline for that

Consider some other options. I really like the situation that I'm in now. I work remotely for a San Francisco company and enjoy salary that's inline for that city, but I live in Tacoma, WA--one of the cheaper waterfront cities of the west coast. I spend a week down in SF every month or two, catching up with all of my awesome super-nerd coworkers. Being temporarily freed from the demands of fatherhood, I spend my nights going to tech meet-ups and networking. At the end of the week, I fly back to my nice, cheap city where I can afford to own a gorgeous newly-renovated 4/3 Craftsman home in a great neighborhood that we pay only $2400/mo for. It really is the best of both worlds.