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Is housing really as out of reach as they say?

Eldritch said:
Modesto and Stockton? This are in North Western New Mexico, right? Near Wichita Somewhere? DOn't you worry about the Tornadoes?
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Lol I lived in the Bay Area for 10 years and still work there. I guess I just prefer space and openness and not dealing with crushing congestion everywhere I go. It’s not like San Jose doesn’t get balls hot in the summer and there are plenty of bums and tweekers walking around wherever you go.

This sick ass pad is in my dads neighborhood. I wish I could snap it up but I think it’s a tad overpriced. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4207-Yacht-Harbor-Dr-Stockton-CA-95204/15307302_zpid/ But compare it to a roach-infested studio in SF or Oakland..
 
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CABilly said:
Lol I lived in the Bay Area for 10 years and still work there. I guess I just prefer space and openness and not dealing with crushing congestion everywhere I go. It’s not like San Jose doesn’t get balls hot in the summer and there are plenty of bums and tweekers walking around wherever you go.

This sick ass pad is in my dads neighborhood. I wish I could snap it up but I think it’s a tad overpriced. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4207-Yacht-Harbor-Dr-Stockton-CA-95204/15307302_zpid/ But compare it to a roach-infested studio in SF or Oakland..
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But dat commute home on a Friday afternoon!!!
 
bojangle said:
But dat commute home on a Friday afternoon!!!
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House has a dock on the deep water channel. Use your boat to get to the bay area. :teeth

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CABilly said:
Lol I lived in the Bay Area for 10 years and still work there. I guess I just prefer space and openness and not dealing with crushing congestion everywhere I go. It’s not like San Jose doesn’t get balls hot in the summer and there are plenty of bums and tweekers walking around wherever you go.

This sick ass pad is in my dads neighborhood. I wish I could snap it up but I think it’s a tad overpriced. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4207-Yacht-Harbor-Dr-Stockton-CA-95204/15307302_zpid/ But compare it to a roach-infested studio in SF or Oakland..
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I agree with Space, I'm currently toying around with Markets outside California for a home.

San Jose is in Mexico though. Anything that isn't San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, or Alameda County isn't Bay Area, it is BFE. If it ain't in the City, it need to be in the County next to the City or it is some other damn country.
 
For the first time in about 8 years my rent isn't going up at lease end. A small win but I'll take it.
 
"BFE" is a product of geography and infrastructure. BART extends all the way out to Antioch now. Marin on average has the worst commute in the bay area:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05...in-commute-traffic-than-the-rest-of-bay-area/

Impossible to get to Oakland via I80 nightmare, only possible to get to SF if you drive (and pay $$$ to park your car) or live right next to a ferry terminal. Marin just sounds like a nightmare for any high income worker who needs to get to the regional core.
 
ScarySpikes said:
This is why I'm going to keep renting here in WA, at least for the next year or so, or until there is a shift in the market. Quite happy to watch the trend though.
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Where in Washington?

We just moved from the Tacoma/Puyallup area down to central Oregon. I'm a WA native, but the rain and clouds had gotten to be enough for my wife.
 
My sister lives in Tacoma though, it's pretty nice.

Personally I like the clouds and the rain, at least, I like it more than 95 degree weather in a house with no AC.
 
mercurial said:
"BFE" is a product of geography and infrastructure. BART extends all the way out to Antioch now. Marin on average has the worst commute in the bay area:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05...in-commute-traffic-than-the-rest-of-bay-area/

Impossible to get to Oakland via I80 nightmare, only possible to get to SF if you drive (and pay $$$ to park your car) or live right next to a ferry terminal. Marin just sounds like a nightmare for any high income worker who needs to get to the regional core.
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Yeah, location has so much to do with that. The fumy thing is, the Golden Gate Bridge is never backed up, always easy. Honestly, the whole 101 Corridor south of San Rafael is pretty Easy. The Traffic Jams in Marin are all on Town roads trying to get onto the Freeway. Look at Belvedere. :laughing They are the City Closest to SF, but with a way longer commute, because they are all jammed up tryign to get to the freeway for 30 minutes before a 10 minute drive to downtown SF. :laughing

I live up there and I never take a car. The Bus Service is really good and my Bike is fast and easy.

Getting to Oakland is a nightmare, but we have a rule. Never go to the East Bay for anything, ever. Make sure any East Bay People coming over see San Quentin Prison as the first thing, the Rifle Range for the LEO's overlooks the road, and then there is a sewage treatment plant. :laughing
 
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