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Bay Area
- vote Bay area housing poll The trend seems like we will always be remote or come to office 1-2 days per week. For people who are looking to buy house in 2-3 years, if many companies including yours support remote. Will you buy house in bay area? I am thinking of buying one and wanted to know thw trend. There are similar p
- vote bay area housing 2022 during 2018 q1 i saw house price increased a lot!!(huge out-bid) then QQQ down 10 % fed insterest rate hike, starting 2018 q2and whole 2019 house price started to fall (no lay off as i know of) and i also noticed during this dropping period, those house are still sold very fast (23 days on market,
- link Bay Area Housing Per the below link, Apple (and other tech giants) are expanding in bay area, which could mean more hiring or no 100% remote (mostly hybrid). So how does housing in bay area come down? I am trying to purchase, but keep getting outbid. Should I wait or go all in. TC $500k https://www.mercurynews.co
- Game night Bay Area Organizing P0ker night at bar/restaurant for fun only. Are you in? Dm me. All ages. Location: Subject to change but leaning towards MV or SJ #gaming #hobbies
- Housing in Bay Area near Menlo Park Asking for a friend: I am moving to Bay Area to work for Meta in the Menlo Park Office. I was wondering which neighborhoods to rent would be good in terms of commute and accessibility of grocery#tech . I don’t have a car and would be using the shuttle for the next couple of months. I was looking i
- Bay area open houses pretty empty Went to a few ones. Lot less crowded than a couple of weeks back. Just a family here and there and the agent really greets you when you enter. Anyone has had luck getting any offers accepted recently, any hint that there are fewer offers per house?
- vote Bay Area car purchase Used market is trash so buying new. If you have any other options in my mind drop em here. Which car dealers are good in and around the bay area? Anyone buy a car recently? TC: 0->200+50 YOE: 0
- vote Housing market crash for Bay Area Real Estate? After Facebook declare WFH, do you think other companies will follow? If yes, is the Bay Area market going to crash? Would people move out of state or just to suburbs in south and east bay (San Jose/Campbell/Tri Valley) ? Looking to buy a house, jump now or wait?? PS: By real estate I am mostly in
- Bay Area house buying I see everyone in the Bay Area buying a house as soon as they are able to. I am not sure what I am missing. I am totally able to afford a house here, but the cons just seem to be a bit much. Monthly payments are about 2.5x the rent in any area that I am seeing. A down payment of ~0.5 million seems
- vote I got 160k base + 10k bonus job in Bay Area, should I move to Bay Area? Will be moving with my wife and baby, mid 30s, should I even consider moving? I don’t see many posts from 200k tc people, wondering if they just move out of Bay Area. Edit: it’s total income as spouse won’t be able to work for 3-4 years, I am fine with couple of hours of travel if that helps #bay
- How do people afford expensive bay area houses? My TC is quite high (>1M), as is my net worth (~10M). A good chunk (~half) of the net worth is in espp stocks from various companies. I'd like to move to a nicer place, but the prices in the bay area are insane. Most of the houses that I'd even consider buying based on the area that makes sense
- Moving to Bay Area Moving to the bay area for a new job. Any tips on where to live? Mid 20s woman looking for a safe area. Any tips? TC 238k Edit: Hoping to live in SF but open to other areas. Budget can go up to 4k for 2bdroom. Look for a safe area but also things to do. #housing #sanfrancisco #bayarea #mtv
- Bay Area housing suggestions Hi, I have been looking for a decent sfh (1700 sq ft preferably) around Fremont Newark areas for the past two months under 1.7 and can find no decent home. Reality hit me already and am looking for options around San Jose (South and East) areas which allow me better sq ft by compromising on work co
- Bay Area actually affordable? Looking at Seattle, Austin and other hot tech hubs. The Bay Area housing no longer is drastically more expensive. And we have better weather by far. How do people see this playing out with RTO commencing
- Bay Area Rocks I know hating it is the norm here but there’s no place thats better. I’ve lived all over - some cities might compete on food (nyc), cost of living (everywhere else) etc. but no place has this amazing combo of diversity of opportunity, outdoors, weather and food. Long bay area! Come at me! TC: 400k
- Bay Area Nanny Wife and I are are burned out from the first month with baby. Sleep when the baby sleeps isn’t working at all for us as we have difficulty sleeping during the day. We just Started looking for a live-home nanny and realized the job market is $7k-$10k monthly which is around 1/2 of our household inc
- What the fuck is wrong with Bay Area housing ? I feel so poor. I can’t ever buy a house with the salary I get. Where do people get so much money to bid this crazy? TC: 180k 4 years work exp
- vote Seattle vs Bay Area for dating What place is better for dating for 25-35 year old men ? TC: 220k
- Move from Bay Area to Florida? My family is strongly considering moving to Florida and would love to hear the input from folks who moved/live/know there. We're thinking about the following areas: Boca Raton, Naples, Orlando. We love the west coast but we have a toddler and will have a second baby in October. The main driving rea
- Where to live in bay area? I am moving to bay area in the summer. my work is in san mateo, hybrid schedule. i have a car therefore would need parking space. Looking to have a decent social life and not too far away from work. budget is up to 1800. will need roommates any suggestions on which cities?
- Bay Area house ? How much would this go for ? https://www.redfin.com/CA/Santa-Clara/1880-Catherine-St-95050/home/1788756?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet It’s technically 3 bedroom Good lot size And what abou
- vote Bay area housing market Will Bay area housing prices ever stabilize or drop? It's so effing crazy out there. Houses is Dublin that were 1.5M eight months ago now have redfin estimates of 2.25M.. That's a freak 50% increase in 8 months.. WTF.. They say wait for the dip but there doesn't seem to be a dip in sight. Is a ma
- vote Buy home now in Bay Area or wait Do you folks think it is good time to buy a home in Bay Area or wait it out for 6 months. Blind tax: 290 tc
- vote Bay Area rental property I have a condo in Bay Area that I used to live in. It’s now rented out. I have another 12-15 months to sell if I want to take advantage of the 500k profit tax free advantage. Cap rate is 2.75%-3%. I am reading anything under 5% is not worth it. I am net positive on cash flow after factoring in mortg
- Area to avoid in South Bay Area? Relocating to Bay Area soon. What are some areas that I should avoid when searching for home? For example, I don’t want to love in a loud area where mostly college grads and singles live. Any park where there are many homeless people? An area where crimes are frequent? Basically, I am looking for sk
- Bay Area is really unaffordable at this point 😮 No real point to this post other than expressing utter shock. I used to live in the Bay Area and it was expensive back then. You could get a 2500 sq ft house in Palo Alto for $3M, in Cupertino for $2.2M, in good school districts of San Jose for $2M and in Fremont for $1.6M. That was 5-7 years ago.
- 5% down on Bay Area home Has anyone in the last 24 months purchased a home in the Bay Area with only 5% down? If so, what tips or advice do you offer for someone looking to buy here with 5% down? TC 500k
- Bay Area - Rent vs Buy With mortgage rates surpassing 5% now. And inflated house prices from years and years of cheap money. There is no way it makes sense to buy now right? And since people need to live somewhere - rents will increase drastically over this Summer and more and more people will leave HCOL areas.
- Trapped working in tech and Bay Area forever… I will need to stay working till I am mid-fifties. So depressing. I left my wife 2 years ago. Now I am f..d. We had a “long term marriage” so there’s no end date for my support payments. And I have to stay specifically in Bay Area if I want to keep custody over my kids. So, breakdown: $3700/month
- Bay Area housing Getting out bid like crazy. With stonks down, where is all the money coming from to buy already high prices? #housing #google
- vote Bay Area house dropping? Heard from realtor that many buyer stop looking now as stock drop, what is u plan as a buyer?
- Bay Area housing ranking Relatively new to the Bay Area. From most expensive to least, how would you rank Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, San Carlos, Los Gatos and Los Altos housing? I know there are multiple factors but just wanting to get a general sense
- Carpool options Bay Area Asking for a friend who needs to commute to Redwood City from San Jose. Are there any carpool or rideshare apps that are less expensive than Uber? Caltrain is an option but wanted to explore carpool first. #returntooffice #carpool #rideshare
- Bay area homeowners in mountain house CA Hi owners, For the ppl who bought homes in mountain house CA for > $1.2 mil i would like to understand your rationale. Yes u get a bigger home but its freaking far. Tomorrow if you want to change jobs which don't have remote, u r OK commuting am guessing.
- When to buy home - Bay Area Still negotiating whether it is good time to buy or not ? Any advise please!! Combined Household income : 373k Savings in Cash - 122k In Stocks - 100k #mortgage #housing #sanfrancisco #bayarea
- Bay Area housing 🙄🙄 https://www.redfin.com/CA/Santa-Clara/336-Concannon-Ct-95050/home/1437857?600390594=copy_variant&231528114=control&utm_source=ios_share&utm_medium=share&utm_nooverride=1&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=share_sheet Somebody payed 2.1 ish million for this 🙄🙄🙄 What wrong with you guys??
- Bay Area trend The market is now definitely cooling down. Especially in Fremont and East Bay area.
- Bay Area Zipcodes - SFH for 1.75M? Hi blind family, My wife and I are considering getting a SFH in a better school district (kid on the way) in the bay area and looking for advice on areas/ zipcodes to consider. Currently we own a townhome in 94560 but middle and high schools are crappy as well as need more space in the next 3-4 ye
- Does anyone regret moving to bay area or SF? Does anyone regret moving to bay area or SF due to travel or any personal opinion specially working parents?
- link Bay Area Housing - Sunnyvale https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/352-Greenlake-Dr-Sunnyvale-CA-94089/19493337_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare Does anyone know what would be the catch here? Why would this be so cheap? #housing #bayarea #investment TC - 🥜
- Bay Area to Austin Hello Blind Folks, I am hearing about offers in Austin with TC on par with Bay Area. I am wondering why anyone wouldn't move to Austin considering the fact that you'd save double, spend less time in traffic, and can afford better housing. Would like to know about other factors that need to be weigh
- Why Bay Area? My wife and I recently got offers from fang, we lived in east coast. We decided to relocate to the Bay Area, my recruiter (fb) and hers (linkedin) both said we can work remotely from anywhere in US/Canada. At the time, we wanted to move to west coast. We still love California, but life in the Bay Ar
- vote Bay Area vs Seattle I have a Google offer and am considering moving to the bay. For people who have lived/frequently visited both, which is better and why? How far will TC go in bay vs Seattle? Is there much to do in bay area near mountain view? TC: 170 New TC: 218
- Just a datapoint in bay area I’m a seller in South San Jose. I got 12 offers all over asking price yesterday. Crash? Not sure.. myself is now a buyer again.
- vote Bay Area housing market crash How low will it go when your beloved FED kisses you?
- vote LA vs Bay Area TC within 5% of each other, would you prefer a job located in Pasadena (1-2 days in office) or Palo Alto (3-5 days in office)? Is it realistic to stay farther from work in LA if work situation is going to be hybrid? Any recommendations? Rent is all over the place in both places. Blind tax Old TC:
- vote Is the Bay Area becoming sketchy? I have been living in the Bay Area (San Jose west) for 5 years in the same neighborhood. This year, I started noticing that there are more sketchy people, especially in the supermarket parking lots and public parks. TC: meta-🥜
- Seems impossible to buy a home in Bay Area Have been looking at houses from 3 months, prices are going up and up. Increased our budget from 1.7M to 2M. Still can’t seem to find a decent home. Renting now seems lot cheaper compared to owning a home. Don’t want to buy a house I don’t like, I want to enjoy living in the house and not buy it j
- vote Future on Bay area Here’s my thoughts on future Silicon Valley. I think people/job will move out in the future 1. WFH being the new norm. Why stay in one place? 2. CA and ridiculous income tax. There’s decent tech hubs in Seattle, Austin..etc without income tax. 3. Expensive real estate without quality. Again. Why ov
- Getting an 17% pay cut to move from Bay Area to Austin Ebay's policy is to adjust the base salary according to location. My base salary will go from 176K to 146K, bonus % and RSU don't change. With Austin's living expenses, is 17% a reasonable pay cut? Current TC (Bay Area): 210K yoe: 4 Edit: just corrected - it's closer to 17% pay cut #Austin #ba