Housing advice for new bay area resident

Jun 30, 2019 22 Comments

I start at FB at the beginning of September (TC 320k signing bonus 50k) and would like some advice on where to live. I grew up in Chicago but have been living in suburbia for the past 8 years and am pretty done with it. I've been on active duty in the USAF for that entire time and don't really have a good idea of what I can afford and where the good places are for single 28 year old white guy with a dog, motorcycles, and car. I'm guessing I'll have to get rid of my vehicle(s) before I get there which is ok but would be nice if I could keep at least one. Any advice on areas to look in and what kind of prices I should be looking for? I am VA loan eligible and have my funding fee waived due to disabled vet status so I can buy a house with low/no down payment but am open to renting. Currently pay $2200 for 900sqft 2br house in Hawaii.

Also just want to point out that the FB shuttle map thing on the onboarding page is pretty awful and I might be too stupid to navigate it correctly but I can't really tell where the shuttles go to geographically.

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