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Sep 2, 2015
1:17:45pm

donnerstag

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

your peers and then you have boatloads of discretionary income. With a family, you might not be willing to make that choice. You'll end up paying a high percentage of your income on house and cost of living and it's hard to get ahead that way. The other issue is taxes. You get phased out of all the breaks intended for the middle class even though you are living a middle class lifestyle.

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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

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)?

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

BringBackRoyalBlue

9/3/15 12:55am

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