[quote=spdrun]Because SoCal people might irritate you to the point of self-defenestration. Plus, making money in certain industries is easier in SF than in NYC or SD.[/quote]
You are so right, spdrun. Most of the jobs, on avg, pay 40% more in SF than comparable SD positions.
My kids have never paid any more than $2350 mo split four ways and have never lived in any less than a 3 br flat and more often a 4 br flat. These flats monthly rents were from $1850 to $2350 mo and abt 1850 sf to 2200+ sf. They were in Richmond (1.5 bl from “beach”) and Potrero (with nearly 360 deg pano views). Depending on size of unit, rents haven’t changed for them in the last ten years.
It appears they were/are paying about $1 per sf in monthly rent.
I don’t know why AN was only looking at a 275 sf studio. Flats of more than 1550 sf per month there are the norm there. As a tenant, you have to be willing to work with the landlords who are mostly reasonable (most have “Prop 13” tax treatment and a good portion own their bldgs outright). For instance, if you want a new kitchen floor, you ask your LL nicely if he/she would deliver the mat’ls and rented/owned tile saw and then lay it yourself. If your toilet is running, you buy a repair kit, install it and send your LL the receipt for reimbursement. If you want use of a corner of his/her garage below for some storage, you offer to clean windows, paint or mow the backyard. In short, be cooperative, don’t ever block the driveway with an unattended vehicle and don’t EVER be a PITA!
If you, as a SF tenant, need to have everything *new* and *perfect* and bother your LL over a missing or broken blind wand, they can and will easily replace you at their first oppt’y, likely for well over the rent than you’re paying :=0
So take this advice for what its worth, be happy, enjoy your pano view and walk to all your fav delis, mom & pops, bus stop and Caltrain and you will likely be able to stay for ~10 years or more without a rent hike :=]
