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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved here from D.C. A few years ago and hate it.  The area sucks (filthy, so many homeless people, terrible public transportation), the housing is so expensive (and were also lawyers).  I don't understand the mentality of spending so much to get so little.  It's really left a bad taste in my mouth.  i hope to move in the next year.[/quote]

Are you in city or Mt View Palo Alto etc? I thought those railroad towns were really nice and the weather...  good schools too. [/quote]
NP... I used to live in one of those "railroad" towns, and the only "affordable" homes are near the tracks. While Caltrain stops at about 11pm, CSX freight train goes by between 12am and 5am blowing their horns super load at every on-grade crossing.  We moved.

OP - we moved out of the area. We had a combined HHI of about $350K to 400K but for the what you can get for your money and the state of the public schools there, we felt it wasn't worth it.  I can be a sahm where we are now if I choose to be, and right now, I choose to be. Not so in Bay Area.  And traffic has gotten really really bad.  What used to take me 40min, now apparently takes about 1.5 hours.

The ones who bought well before the boom are ok. The ones who bought after are slaves to their mortgages.  1700sqft fixer upper for $1.5 million.  And public school spending per child is something like $3000/per.  It's ridiculous. I just couldn't justify it.

Yes, the weather and area is great. Love it. But, I had to think about the future, too.[/quote]

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