Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable housing strangles hiring
38, two kids and a wife. Have been living in a 900SQ&#x2F;FT apt, I don&#x27;t know how much longer I can take this before rage quitting and relocating somewhere else (don&#x27;t know where). The sad part, as a ethnic-minority, I have just found our community for my kids, etc. It would be really tragic if I have to tear my kids away from that.<p>Don&#x27;t get me wrong, my daily 30 minute commute on BART isn&#x27;t the worst. The worst part is that I make $185,000-$238,000 (with bonus and all) and still can&#x27;t afford to buy a home because I can&#x27;t compete with other investors that have deep pockets filled with cash, not to mention buying a semi-decent home in a semi-OK neighborhood sets you easily back by $850K-$1.2MM. It&#x27;s insane! The best I&#x27;m able to do is to pay for a $3550&#x2F;mo rent and tuck away as much money as I can while providing for the wife and kids, which isn&#x27;t the cheapest.<p>Anyway, thanks for reading. Back to work.<p>Edit: Armenian. Also, I&#x27;ll check myself, there are others in far worse financial&#x2F;living condition in the Bay Area. Comparatively speaking, I have it easier than most.