Actually if you are a firefighter in San Francisco, you can qualify for a special downpayment assistance loan of up to $200,000 that requires no payments for 30 years<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfmohcd.org&#x2F;first-responders-down-payment-assistance-loan-program-frdalp" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sfmohcd.org&#x2F;first-responders-down-payment-assistance-...</a><p>Also starting salary for SFFD is from $72,670.00 - 112,190.00&#x2F;year which doesn&#x27;t include overtime.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jobaps.com&#x2F;SF&#x2F;sup&#x2F;bulpreview.asp?R1=CCT&amp;R2=H002&amp;R3=900310" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jobaps.com&#x2F;SF&#x2F;sup&#x2F;bulpreview.asp?R1=CCT&amp;R2=H002&amp;...</a><p>Firefighters are actually some of the highest paid city workers.  In 2013, 31 of the top 50 earners were from the SFFD.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sfgate.com&#x2F;bayarea&#x2F;article&#x2F;S-F-Fire-Dept-dominates-list-of-highest-paid-5085237.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sfgate.com&#x2F;bayarea&#x2F;article&#x2F;S-F-Fire-Dept-dominate...</a>