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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by s1artibartfast on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:51PM (#35234517)
Agreed, you can buy a good 2000 sqft house on a 1/4 acre within 1 hour of the peninsula on 150k. I did it last year. My wife is just starting a bootcamp + software career and we will be quite happy and comfortable if she brings in an extra 75k/yr.
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by mateo411 on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:27PM (#35235208)
Sure, that should be possible, but I think you'll need to have a downpayment of over 20% to make that happen.
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by s1artibartfast on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:55PM (#35235711)
That takes a several years at 150k salary, but is entirely feasible.

If you don't have a down payment and cant save one, you are in for a bad time everywhere.

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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by closeparen on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:16PM (#35234973)
Adjacent Peninsula cities are barely within an hour of each other at commute time. Where are you talking about?
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by s1artibartfast on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:39PM (#35235414)
of course it depends on your worksite, but oakland, hayward, fremont, and the coast are all substantially cheaper.
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by mateo411 on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:31PM (#35235286)
It's not that bad, those cities aren't very large geographically.

I think the parent commenter might be eating a lot of garlic since his move. :)

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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by 8note on Monday March 20, 2023 @04:44PM (#35238412)
Is eating a lot of garlic a euphemism for something?
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by closeparen on Monday March 20, 2023 @04:48PM (#35238453)
Gilroy (home of the garlic festival).
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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by Tempest1981 on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:11PM (#35234878)
Interest rates have increased quite a bit.

What city has 1/4 acre lots? (11000 sq ft (1020 m^2))

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Re:Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers after earlier cuts by s1artibartfast on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:52PM (#35235658)
For larger lots you generally wont be looking at city centers unless you are rich, but almost all bay area cities have larger lots on the outskirts or adjacent areas.

It is all a matter of tradeoffs and the level of urbanization you want. I cant walk to a bar or music venue, but I can still walk to a grocery store and a smaller number of restraints.

Interest rates are up, but property prices are down quite a bit (my house is down about 15%). While last year may have been better, I think is a still a decent market if you have a few 100k saved from a 150k salary, better if you saved more.

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