San Francisco Area..Are there any Resonably priced towns within 45-60 min?

masmdu

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Mon Mar-15-04 10:44 AM
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San Francisco Area..Are there any Resonably priced towns within 45-60 min?

Would love to live in SF but it is just too expensive.

Could anybody give me some information on towns within an hour drive of SF where prices are not outrageous.

Is it at all possible to get a 3/2 house in a nice area for 200K?

Where?

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TrueAmerican

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Mon Mar-15-04 10:53 AM
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1. I don't think that exist

Not from bay area, but I think you probably need to go 2-3 hour commute to get to the 200K range.

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proud patriot

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Mon Mar-15-04 10:58 AM
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2. Yes !

Edited on Mon Mar-15-04 10:58 AM by proud patriot

Look into the East bay out in Oakley and Brentwood
Rio Vista , Antioch , still great communities ...

There is also places like Vallejo , Pittsburg , Martinez,
Dublin, Livermore .

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masmdu

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Mon Mar-15-04 11:03 AM
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5. Thank you!

I will check them out.

Any additional info about these places would be a great help.

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Gman

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Mon Mar-15-04 10:58 AM
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3. I've been no San Francisco once

in 1990. I saw a small 2 bedroom house in Sausalito that was no bigger than my first house (> 1000 sq ft) going for $450K. I'm sure that house now is going for at least $1m.

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XNASA

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Mon Mar-15-04 11:00 AM
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4. I once entertained an offer from ILM, but declined....

ILM (Industrial Light and Magic)wanted to hire me away from my job at NASA-TV. They were gonna 'triple' my salary.

I couldn't swing it, because ILM was located in Marin and I wouldn't have been able to afford living there, even after they had tripled my pay. They closest place I could afford to live was Santa Rosa. I declined.

I don't know how you people in the Bay Area do it.

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PDX Bara

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Mon Mar-15-04 11:51 AM
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6. San Francisco Bay Area

The only reason I am still here in the San Francisco Bay Area is that my unit is grandfathered under rent control, which I believe was nationally outlawed about January 1996. Although I have been lucky where I live, the down side of any place under rent control is that only services legally required or necessary for maintenance of a property value may be provided. This is a great area in which to live for many reasons and the cost of living reflects that. Good luck in your search and may you find happiness and success here.

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Jack_Dawson

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Mon Mar-15-04 12:02 PM
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7. Half Moon Bay

Half hour away - gorgeous. Coast. Small town. Pumpkins.

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