[quote=The-Shoveler]Others want schools for kids etc…
I believe AN
1) had a home
2) had a job.
If you have none of the above you move to where you can find one, usually things work out.[/quote]I don’t think it matter that I have a home and a job (unless the only job I can find is in SV). I think it has a lot more to do with the fact I have kids and school quality is top priority with distance being #2. Those two factor is what make SV super duper expensive compare to SD IMHO. If I want a small 1400-1500 sq-ft home on 5k sq-ft lot, in Mira Mesa or RB (that’s where the tech jobs mostly are), you can find those for ~$450-600k today. Both areas have very good schools (not the best but very good). In SV, if you want any place that have schools like MM or RB, you’re look at least $900k-$1M easily. You can go with crappy schools areas, like some part of SJ and Sunnyvale, but even those will cost you $700-800k. Income there are no where near as high compare to San Diego as their RE price compare to San Diego.
