People of the SF East bay......
After some picking of brains.
Currently, I live down on the Monterey Bay. Both me and the missus love it here. I truly believe it's one of the nicest areas on the planet. Trouble is, there is no work. The missus has had a job offer to move up within the company. They approached her, so it's looking good that the position is hers. It means working up in San Fran though. If we stay put, her chances of going any further are severely limited. Jobs wise for me, there is nothing! So we're looking at relocating. Ideally somewhere near a BART station. We need a house, at least 3 bedrooms, and we need a yard for 2 large dogs and some chickens. We would also need a good school. Currently, the 6 year old is in a charter school, basically private education without the cost, so we want to try and get something the same up there. I'm considering staying at home and becoming daddy day care for a few years, the wife will be on about 100k a year, so we don't have a lot to play with for the area we are looking at. The area we are thinking is Concord. So, anyone live there or know the area? Are we wise, are there better areas, no go areas etc? I'm after as much info as I can get. |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Oh well, that went well LOL.
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Re: People of the SF East bay......
Mark
I've stayed up there quite a bit, lower cost than further down the Bay of course. I think there were/are issues with drugs/gangs in the past but don't know how bad it is. Seems lower middle class area..maybe equivalent to Salinas which as you know is close to you? You also may like to look at the San Pablo Dam area.. How about the city data website? |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by Hotscot
(Post 11540657)
maybe equivalent to Salinas which as you know is close to you?
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Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by markonline1
(Post 11540667)
Seriously?????? That is about the worst thing you could have told me LOL.
To its credit they been doing some town centre developments, shops, etc that have brightened up the area but it's generally felt lower end to me. Half Moon Bay? $$$ I imagine... How about Plesanton, Livermore, near the Bart? (I know you'd miss Monterey though.) |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by Hotscot
(Post 11540674)
Just my impression...it's my go to place if I need a cheap Hilton within driving distance of the Bay.
To its credit they been doing some town centre developments, shops, etc that have brightened up the area but it's generally felt lower end to me. Half Moon Bay? $$$ I imagine... How about Plesanton, Livermore, near the Bart? (I know you'd miss Monterey though.) |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by markonline1
(Post 11540646)
Oh well, that went well LOL.
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Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by markonline1
(Post 11540684)
I'm gonna miss Monterey terribly, as is the wife. But as I said, this place is no good for a career. I pretty much gave mine up when I moved out here, but the missus can probably go pretty far with Fidelity, but not by staying down here unfortunately. I did mention Pleasonton And Livermore but she's been looking online and it seems pricey. It sounds like we are gonna have to do some serious homework on the local hotspots. Concord is better than Oakland though, right?
I'm surprised some of the Bay Area members haven't responded yet... Morgan Hill? Gilroy? |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by Hotscot
(Post 11540695)
I actually stay in Oakland a lot as I visit Berkeley often..never seen any trouble. But I think it's case of a which street you're on...
I'm surprised some of the Bay Area members haven't responded yet... Morgan Hill? Gilroy? |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by markonline1
(Post 11540684)
I'm gonna miss Monterey terribly, as is the wife. But as I said, this place is no good for a career. I pretty much gave mine up when I moved out here, but the missus can probably go pretty far with Fidelity, but not by staying down here unfortunately. I did mention Pleasonton And Livermore but she's been looking online and it seems pricey. It sounds like we are gonna have to do some serious homework on the local hotspots. Concord is better than Oakland though, right?
I think other areas further south like Foster City, would be out of budget on $100k |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 11540697)
Morgan Hill and Gilroy are way too far to commute into the city (IMO).
In all honestly 100K would be tough anywhere up there, although presumably you'd get a job Mark? |
Re: People of the SF East bay......
FIL lives in Gilroy, the wife grew up in Morgan Hill. There is public transport into SF but it's about an hour and a half apparently. I'd be happy with Burlingame as I want to try and resurrect my career in the aviation industry. I think we'll have another look at Pleasonton to see if it's viable. I've heard it mentioned rather favorably here before which is why I originally mentioned it to the wife. Cheers.
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Re: People of the SF East bay......
I wouldn't choose Concord myself unless it was solely for financial reasons. It's just kind of boring a place and is hot as hell in the summer. I have friends who live there so I do visit it periodically. If it were me and I needed a BART station in the East Bay for a relatively reasonable (in Bay Area terms) price I'd take a look at Pleasanton/Dublin (a lot more expensive than Concord though), Castro Valley, El Cerrito, and certain areas of San Leandro & Oakland. Oakland, of course, has "issues" but imo it's a mistake to write the whole place off.
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Re: People of the SF East bay......
Unfortunately, cost is a major issue. Pleasonton and Dublin we are looking at a 2 bed apartment at best for the sorts of money we have. I guess we would be looking at no more than $500k right now.
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Re: People of the SF East bay......
Yep - it would be impossible to get a single family house in Pleasanton for that. Apartment in Dublin is probably the best bet out of the Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton area. The schools in Dublin seem to be improving (whereas the Pleasanton ones, though good, are suffering from overcrowding).
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