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[quote=Anonymous]I lived in DC, MOCO and NOVA. I now live in South Bay. Things that I didn't know - 1. While housing space is smaller it really works. We paid $$$ because we thought we really needed 3000 sq feet. In hindsight, 2000 or smaller would have been fine. The open layouts here are really well done and livable. I do love one story living now. 2. Do not move all the furniture that you have been dragging around because its good quality. People here do not hold onto furniture or pass it down. Ikea actually is well done here if you are on a budget or good mid century modern or arts and crafts if you want higher end. 3. Garages are way smaller and there are usually far fewer closets and built in book cases. Get rid of stuff. 4. People in DC listen to NPR, stay current about politics, economics and world events. Here people are not very knowledgable and conversation can be boring. People are much friendlier and neighbors interact a lot more. 5. Its hard to just dump stuff so you end up donating or garage selling old stuff. 6. Get an electric car if only for the commute. 7. Get a place with lots of natural light and ceiling fans to save on utilities. 8. SF is not as fun or nice as I remembered it from years ago. Its not the homeless but the traffic. It is just exhausting getting into SF even taking Cal Train and Ubering to the area you want to go. 9. You do want a car because there are amazing road trips. Big Sur, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe all in driving distance. [/quote]
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