New to this! Move to San Francisco, advice wanted please.
Nov 25th 2017, 6:24 am
#31
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: California
Posts: 353
Re: New to this! Move to San Francisco, advice wanted please.
We moved in 2013 from London to Los Gatos. We rented a 3 bed 1800sq ft terraced house for $3900. The following year the rent increased to $4100. The following year the landlord wanted to increase the rent to $4500. We left and bought instead.
If your husband’s office is in MV do you really need to live in SF? I ask because it’s considerably more expensive there plus I believe it’s more of a lottery system where the public schools are concerned.
We basically picked the school district we wanted using https://www.greatschools.org and then found a rental within the boundary.
Just as a warning - life in the Bay Area is super expensive. It’s really insane how much things cost here. That said, it’s a beautiful place to live - amazing weather, great location with so many options just a few hours away - we love it here.
Good luck with your move. Like others have said, try and work a Green Card into the contract. It’ll give you options should you want to stay.
If your husband’s office is in MV do you really need to live in SF? I ask because it’s considerably more expensive there plus I believe it’s more of a lottery system where the public schools are concerned.
We basically picked the school district we wanted using https://www.greatschools.org and then found a rental within the boundary.
Just as a warning - life in the Bay Area is super expensive. It’s really insane how much things cost here. That said, it’s a beautiful place to live - amazing weather, great location with so many options just a few hours away - we love it here.
Good luck with your move. Like others have said, try and work a Green Card into the contract. It’ll give you options should you want to stay.
