It’s so much cheaper relative to Bay Area + similar TC. What am I missing? A lot of FAANG are also in Pittsburgh. TC: 300k
Nothing…there are lots of nice places to live all over the country that are cheaper than SF.
Don’t tell him. Everywhere hates all the tech money coming from California
It's cheaper because the TC is lower. You get a one time boost moving from a HCOL place to a LCOL but over the next decade you'll be exactly in the same spot in terms of social ladder. Never buy something because it's "cheap". You'll regret it.
I have seen 300k for L4 in Pittsburgh
Rare.
Pittsburgh is pretty sketchy and also in the middle of nowhere. What’s the closest node of civilization? A 6 hour drive to Philly? A flight to NYC? Then there’s the shitty weather, the rampant racism from the poor whites that live in places like this, and the lack of career opportunities. You might be missing the fact that people buying in the Bay Area aren’t irrational idiots, they’re paying for value
4.5 hours to DC, 5 to Philly, 6 to NYC Your views of Pittsburgh are pretty off base so clearly bay area does have irrational idiots
Cope. Pittsburgh is nice and if you don’t suck there’s plenty of fully remote jobs that pay well
Can confirm. Bought my house for 360k, The equivalent house in the bay area would be over 2 mil
How is life there? Do you have friends and family there? Or are you planning to build a new social circle?
The life is boring there
What’s holding you back? Take it
What is the rent like in that area?
This is 2 times cheaper than my current place, but 3 times more expensive than my place when it comes to renting... Cannot get why.
Pittsburgh is a dying city. Your house will lose half its value over the next decade
My house increased 50% over past few years
I bought a 4 bedroom 3200 sqft house in the area in 2020 for 250k and it’s now estimated at 480k value. There’s money coming in left and right. Nothing about the area is dying and value appears to only be going up.
Bay Area is the best. Buy here
You are lying to yourself. Bay Area has been f*** overrated. Covid smacked it down. I wouldn’t personally live there but I like to visit !
Because it's Pittsburgh lol
This is trying to say so much with so little
You’re missing nothing Bay Area is a shit hole.
This. Only those who live in the Bay Area sing praises.
Like a mid tier east coast neighborhood is nicer than Palo Alto or Menlo Park. Oh no you don’t have access to Stanford or Berkeley? Send your kids to a Ivy League feeder school for a fraction of the cost. As a swe out there you are truly In the upper class