> these kinds of comments are stereotypes, nothing more
There is nothing fashion about my comment. We clearly come from different lifestyles.
I see comments like yours when I talk to young tech professionals, who are not married,
no kids no strings attached. Yes, you can make a living in SF.
Usually, they have no idea what it means to leave the office (no time for nerf gun and beer)
rush to the school to pick up your kids etc ... Or, they shut down the swimming pool classes
because the teacher can't afford to live in the city. Or, they shut down the daycare for the same reason.
I see completely the opposite kind of comments when I talk to tech professionals with family and kids.
> My SF condo is new.
You have probably missed that I have also classified "new condos" quality as crap.
See "Even the quality of the new "luxury condos" is crap"
And yes, I did live in some of these fancy new condos. They are overpriced because SF,
but don't call them "luxury". I know what luxury looks like and they are not even close.
> cost of living isn't that different, at least if you don't have kids...
Right.
> Compared to NYC or Europe?
Compared to the fact that given the amount of money gravitating around the bay, the current state
of public transportation it is just ridiculous. I have used the muni/bart/caltrain for years and I know what
I am talking about. I know what a good public transportation system looks like and the bay area is well far
away from that.
> SF traffic is nothing compared to Los Angeles
I did not specifically say SF traffic, but Bay Area traffic. More and more families and professionals are
moving out SF, this means they are now commuting from east bay, south bay, etc ... and the traffic is ridiculous.
I have also friends commuting south bay from SF .. it is hell.
> I've been working at the same place for a decade and enjoy it.
Good for you.
> Aside from the fact that buying a house in cash is not necessarily a great idea
Yeah, let me rephrase that. What I really wanted to say was that you can probably afford a
much bigger downpayment (~50%) and have a very very low monthly payment compared to Bay Area
where nowdays you are looking at ~$300.000 downpayment and ~$5000/$6000 monthly payment for
the next 30years for that crappy ~1.2M old house 2bed 2bath in some not fancy neighborhood.
No thank you. I know better places where I already know I am moving when I am done here.
Usually, they have no idea what it means to leave the office (no time for nerf gun and beer) rush to the school to pick up your kids etc ... Or, they shut down the swimming pool classes because the teacher can't afford to live in the city. Or, they shut down the daycare for the same reason. I see completely the opposite kind of comments when I talk to tech professionals with family and kids.
> My SF condo is new. You have probably missed that I have also classified "new condos" quality as crap. See "Even the quality of the new "luxury condos" is crap" And yes, I did live in some of these fancy new condos. They are overpriced because SF, but don't call them "luxury". I know what luxury looks like and they are not even close.
> cost of living isn't that different, at least if you don't have kids... Right.
> Compared to NYC or Europe? Compared to the fact that given the amount of money gravitating around the bay, the current state of public transportation it is just ridiculous. I have used the muni/bart/caltrain for years and I know what I am talking about. I know what a good public transportation system looks like and the bay area is well far away from that.
> SF traffic is nothing compared to Los Angeles I did not specifically say SF traffic, but Bay Area traffic. More and more families and professionals are moving out SF, this means they are now commuting from east bay, south bay, etc ... and the traffic is ridiculous. I have also friends commuting south bay from SF .. it is hell.
> I've been working at the same place for a decade and enjoy it. Good for you.
> Aside from the fact that buying a house in cash is not necessarily a great idea Yeah, let me rephrase that. What I really wanted to say was that you can probably afford a much bigger downpayment (~50%) and have a very very low monthly payment compared to Bay Area where nowdays you are looking at ~$300.000 downpayment and ~$5000/$6000 monthly payment for the next 30years for that crappy ~1.2M old house 2bed 2bath in some not fancy neighborhood.
No thank you. I know better places where I already know I am moving when I am done here.