Title: I feel like I’ve missed the boat when it comes to home ownership here in the Bay Area.  Furthermore, my wife wants stability in home ownership for our nascent family, and renting is hardly affordable, not to mention lacking in the potential for growth in equity.<p>The usual option of Austin doesn’t excite me.<p>Where else are people going that has a Tech scene?<p>Currently, I’m working as a Director of Engineering, making 300k+, but it doesn’t seem to matter; all I can afford is either under a freeway or under power lines, it seems.  I don’t want to overextend across 30 years.<p>Any suggestions?  I’d be happier, I think, somewhere else, with a lower paying job, incredibly, but I’m having a hard time figuring out somewhere with a good mix of weather, jobs, properties, schools.
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