Bay Area native here.  Born basically at 17 and 85, aside from some months living in Europe, I&#x27;ve lived in the Bay Area my whole life.  With my current role, I work at home full time unless traveling -- I do go up to SF now and then to hang out with other team mates who do go into the office.  I like the flexibility, the lack of time spent in a car, etc.<p>That said, we will likely relocated for a period of time later this year&#x2F;early next north of Seattle for a bit of a change (ties there).  That may dictate the overall plans we have.<p>Honestly, while having strong ties here (and owning a house) I&#x27;m not wedded to this area.  Cost for the quality of life (I live in Santa Cruz) is ridiculous -- crime, drugs, etc. -- surfing and biking are great though.<p>I suspect the balance we will end up finding is part time in CA, part time in WA, and part time in Europe -- we both currently have location independent jobs.