Thanks for the area clarification. I think you’ll have an easier time getting into Almaden, which is beautiful, than Cupertino, which is still experiencing bidding wars. The high schools for Cupertino and Almaden greatly increase the desireability of both. And you’re right about San Jose, Fremont, Newark and Milpitas. We just loved San Jose because we lived the empty-nester lifestyle in “downtown Disneyland” until the bar problem was so egregious that we couldn’t take it anymore.
My daughter and her fiance want to live in Palo Alto, but can’t afford it YET. They recently found a townhome there, a nice 2 bdrm/2 bath with a patch of yard front and back, as well as a 2 car garage, for $740K. The problem was the location backing up to a major road and under power lines. I just keep encouraging them not to settle for anything old thing and to keep saving and to be patient. Things will change.
