yeah, I did the house poor thing for many years

Sep 2, 2015
1:22:40pm

blucoug18

It sucked, but it helped me get ahead by selling at the top of the market. I could get back into the Bay Area market, but I would have to leverage everything and go back to being house poor. I just cannot do that again.

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Silicon Valley relocation question

bashonda

9/2/15 12:50pm

Sure, that's realistic, but it will be a bit of a grind.

BYUFBDAD

9/2/15 12:54pm

I have one in high school, another junior high and two in elementary.

bashonda

9/2/15 1:01pm

Pleasanton is very safe and nice

donnerstag

9/2/15 1:24pm

Can you work on the train? Are your hours regular?

Josef K

9/2/15 12:55pm

I concur, Livermore isn't Pleasanton, and every inch further east you start, add

BYUFBDAD

9/2/15 12:58pm

If there is train access to Menlo Park, then yes. Hours are in early out early

bashonda

9/2/15 12:59pm

You take the ACE train to SJ and light rail to Menlo park.

Josef K

9/2/15 1:16pm

Is there a train that goes all the way to Palo Alto?

BYUCoug11

9/2/15 1:00pm

Yeah, I'm not sure what train you'd use Pleasanton-Palo Alto. You'd have to get

BYUFBDAD

9/2/15 1:02pm

You could take BART to Fremont and drive from there

donnerstag

9/2/15 1:12pm

Last I looked the train didn't go from the East Bay to Palo Alto.

byujdmba

9/2/15 1:10pm

ACE train to SJ. Cal Train up peninsula. In this case, he's going to MP which

Josef K

9/2/15 1:17pm

Man I hope you're making a lot of money...

titlecoug

9/2/15 12:56pm

Good question - what is the minimum you'd need to be comfortable? 200k? 300K

bashonda

9/2/15 12:59pm

With the requirements you're giving, I'd say 250k, maybe even 300k

BertoChavez

9/2/15 1:05pm

^^Even if your family is comfortable with a small house

byujdmba

9/2/15 1:11pm

if you're not comfortable in an older/smaller house than you can get in Utah

BYUCoug11

9/2/15 1:15pm

if you didn't get in at the bottom of the market I don't know how you do it

blucoug18

9/2/15 1:01pm

Where do you live? I know of people that live here in Houston that fly out to

Texas Hammer

9/2/15 1:03pm

So they spend $1500-2000 in flights each month and it's still cheaper?

BYUCoug11

9/2/15 1:05pm

Las Vegas might be a viable option

donnerstag

9/2/15 1:08pm

I have actually been looking at Vegas

blucoug18

9/2/15 1:14pm

The advantage to the bay area is living a low standard of living compared to

donnerstag

9/2/15 1:17pm

yeah, I did the house poor thing for many years

blucoug18

9/2/15 1:22pm

I'd take the basic rental for $3500 with my family over $3600 and a commute

BYUCoug11

9/2/15 1:17pm

I'd recommend that too, unless your job requires tons of hours

donnerstag

9/2/15 1:19pm

Spokane. Been doing it for five years

blucoug18

9/2/15 1:11pm

How do you do it?

azmbacougar

9/2/15 1:34pm

hotel, rental car

blucoug18

9/2/15 1:54pm

Livermore real estate prices aren't that much lower

donnerstag

9/2/15 1:05pm

There is no way I would commute from Pleasanton or Livermore to Palo Alto.

byujdmba

9/2/15 1:08pm

I agree with this 100%. There are huge freeways going up there. And they're

Cougarclaw

9/2/15 1:12pm

Unfortunately its true. I left the Bay Area to go to San Diego for that reason.

byujdmba

9/2/15 1:15pm

Agree with CougarClaw - don't do it!

azmbacougar

9/2/15 1:32pm

I live just south of Palo Alto (we rent). I have friends that

BYUHawk

9/2/15 1:12pm

I did the Pleasanton to San Jose commute

NorthBayCoug

9/2/15 1:51pm

Have you looked at Morgan Hill / Gilroy (to the south)?

BerkeleyCoug

9/2/15 2:04pm

I grew up in Morgan Hill. Gilroy would add another 15-20 depending

Acorn

9/2/15 2:22pm

A good friend just made that move last week. Was at AMZN and moved to Pleasanton

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