SF bay area, to move or not to move?

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    the pros is that it's an amazing city with a great food and art scene. it's very expensive (as you already know), and the city is very slow to get on top of the rental shortage (although they are currently building a ton of large apartment buildings). Just don't expect to get in there without plopping down at least $3K/month for a small 1-bedroom...unless you move somewhere outside of the city (why would you though? you move to SF to be in the thick of it all IMO).

    also be aware that a lot of the bigger tech-based places take a lonnnnnng time to get through the interview process. and often times recruiters will set up a call with you and not have even looked at your portfolio. they see key words on linked and the like and just reach out to tons of "potentials". Also be aware of commute times. if you have to commute out to somewhere like mountain view...well, let's just say traffic is awful and the bus system is sub-par.

    I'd recommend looking at places in the mission area that is somewhat close to the 24th street or 16th street BART line. and if you currently own a car, sell it. it's more of a pain in the ass to own one then to just take public transit/uber/zipcar etc.

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    • Agreed on the car front. It's a hassle just having one there. Parking is hard to find, and all the restrictions make it so frustrating.monospaced
    • Better yet, just live and work around mountain view / sunnyvale / palo alto
      and just visit the city on the weekend
      Without the bullshit of living there      futurefood
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