I'm from NY and in early stages of interviewing for a job in Redwood Shores. Where are some nice (affordable?) areas within reasonable commuting distance?

Also - Anyone here work for oracle?

TIA

Try looking in belmont, foster city or redwood shores....

-Dave

There are no "affordable" homes on the peninsula ;)

The East Bay (Castro Valley, Hayward) is slightly more affordable, and as you move further east to Tracy and Manteca, the prices continue to go down.

Even though the economy has plummeted in the country, and in the Bay Area, the housing prices have only leveled off instead of substantially reducing.

Good luck!
Bernman

you're in for a HUGE sticker shock.
nothing within walking, light commuting is reasonable. Figure 800K and up.

It all depends on if you have kids/family or plan to have one, if you want to commute, etc.

Redwood Shores/City is $$$$$$$$

if you're looking to buy, check out this site: mlslistings.com

As DakarDave says, check those cities, as well as San Mateo, Burlingame, and San Bruno.

You will be looking at $650k+ for anything with more than 2bdrms, in a decent area.

If you're looking to rent, take a look at craigslist.org.

Redwood Shores? You must be loaded! Foster City, San Mateo, Redwood Shores, etc. is around $700,000-$800,000 and upwards for a decent home. Hillsborough is disgustingly expensive. They're mainly for retired people or for people who do insider trading. I live in San Mateo and my mother bought a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage on a hill with a nice view of the peninsula overlooking Foster City for only $550,000. Only problem was that it was a 'salvaged' home.

Good luck, and welcome to the Bay Area, the best place in the world.:D

Bono

I'm in Foster City, you can take the levee to work! (that's if you work @ Oracle)

I live in the Marlin Cove Apartments....

check it out

www.marlincove.com

Originally posted by Echo3Dawg
I'm in Foster City, you can take the levee to work! (that's if you work @ Oracle)

I live in the Marlin Cove Apartments....

check it out

www.marlincove.com


Those apartments kick ass. Right next to a kickass shopping center next door.

Bono

Try Belmont or San Carlos. You may find some affordable ($1200) apartments in that area since prices have been falling lately. You can get a lot of "1st Month Free" places too.

Are you driving your Dakar M over here? I work near oracle and drive by several times daily. I'm in a Violet M3. Wave if you see me, I'll already be waving.

Thanks All,

No, I don't work there yet. Just in initial interview stage.

Prices are high in NYC metro area (and still climbing) - but not quite that high.

One issue for me is that my wife is a teacher here and I understand that CA is laying off teachers - so beginning to think that even with a nice raise + some type of cost of living difference (15-20%?) the move may not be worth it, especially if she can't find a job.

Although its a great position which I wouldn't find back east.

Would be a great place for the conv and I would love to do a cross-country drive.

Well, for high school, they are laying off teachers who are relatively new. But, teachers in the San Mateo Union High School District get $15,000 more annual income than the surrounding districts...about $50,000+ a year. I'm assuming your wife is a high school teacher?

CA state governer is deciding whether or not we should proceed with budget cuts, which will ultimatley cut $30,000,000 in the education department and place it in the prison budget. So far there's been no word.

But I think you should come to CA. It's a nice change, and you get three hours of your life back.:stickoutt

Bono

hey Bono where you live in Mateo, I have never seen your ride before and I lived in that city for 19 years(just recently moved to Redwood City). If you live on the hills of Mateo then I am sure you are somewhere close to my old house. I used to live close to Aragon on barneson. I LOVED living in Mateo and I wish I could come back! Hey Hoog23, if your not so sure about moving this way then before you even start looking for houses you should come down and visit first. If you like what you see then make the move down here and worry about the money situation after you know you will be happy over here. From what I have heard a lot of the schools around here are looking for teachers especially right now since it is summer. Good Luck and if you do come down this way be sure to make a post in here saying you want to have a meet so we can show you the bay the way we see it!

Oh yeah, if you are going to be working for Oracle then talk to them about housing because my friend's mom works for them and she got some help from them when she first started working for them. She loves it there!

OK - good idea. I'll let you know how things turn out.

Also, don't want to start counting my chickens just yet....

I live in 42nd Ave., near the border of Belmont. Aragon is the school I go to now. I graduate next year. And yes, San Mateo is the shit. How does your ride look like?

Originally posted by djkiko
hey Bono where you live in Mateo, I have never seen your ride before and I lived in that city for 19 years(just recently moved to Redwood City). If you live on the hills of Mateo then I am sure you are somewhere close to my old house. I used to live close to Aragon on barneson. I LOVED living in Mateo and I wish I could come back! Hey Hoog23, if your not so sure about moving this way then before you even start looking for houses you should come down and visit first. If you like what you see then make the move down here and worry about the money situation after you know you will be happy over here. From what I have heard a lot of the schools around here are looking for teachers especially right now since it is summer. Good Luck and if you do come down this way be sure to make a post in here saying you want to have a meet so we can show you the bay the way we see it!

summer school teachers don't get paid for shit around here. And yes, they are laying off a few teachers for sure all around california schools, grades k-12, even the community colleges. But i said a few, and a whole lot of teachers have gotten "cinch" notices that alert them that they will not be gauranteed a job next year, and the deadline for that was sometime around march 11th, so nearly all those teachers who got "cinch" notices in march, currently stand as though they are going to HAVE a job for next year. only a few of the newer ones will not.

But with that said, good luck having your wife get hired. All this crap about teachers laying off was a huge controversial thing at our school (i'm sure it was in pretty much ever school in california) so like someone suggested before, come down and visit, and go ask some school districts what their status is with teachers.

Whoa! You go to Aragon, I just graduated from there 2 years ago. Weird! Do you kick it with Marcus at all(drives 94' 325is) and who the hell is Balto kid that drives a 2003 m3..... Spoiled ass *&*^#%.
Anyways I drive a black on black 94' 325is and I am getting a brand new paint job and M kit put on as we speak. My name is Chris Lapuyade, who are you?

Aragon eh? I graduated from SMHS last year (c/o '02) and currenty attend CSM.

(You guys can crack jokes about the portables now
:) )

Echo:
Heh, you're not alone. They're tearing down half of Aragon for reconstruction. Next year half of the classes will be in portables and half in whatever is left in the school:help

dj:
Does Marcus drive the gray 325is with Mutec rims? I think we talked a couple of times but I don't kick it with him.

Fuckin' Balto...there were several rumors on how he got that car. First one I heard was that his dad won $500,000 in the lottery or something. Other one I heard was (and most likely true) is that his dad's a drug dealer.:laugh I think he crashed it; now he drives his beater now.

Wow Chris you're ride is going to be sick. We gotta kick it sometime. I just bought a Rieger Infiniti I kit and it's going on in a couple of weeks. New rims, too.:) BTW my name is Andrew Cajita.

Nice Sophomore yearbook picture, Andrew...haha, I have my friends Aragon 2002 yearbook. :boobies

Originally posted by Echo3Dawg
Nice Sophomore yearbook picture, Andrew...haha, I have my friends Aragon 2002 yearbook. :boobies

Hah that was a long time ago when I was a fatass. You should see me now.:chix

Bono

Oh &%&^, your a Cajita.... in other words Bobbies bro. What's up man I used to Dj with your bro until he decided to go off and be a slave for the govt. Damn! That's weird.... so why you get a bimmer and your bro got the honda. Tell your bro he gots to give me a call, I heard he's been looking for me but doesn't know where I moved to. The new number is 568-3320. You still hittin up the piano.... I remember coming over and seeing you on that thing every time.

Originally posted by djkiko
Oh &%&^, your a Cajita.... in other words Bobbies bro. What's up man I used to Dj with your bro until he decided to go off and be a slave for the govt. Damn! That's weird.... so why you get a bimmer and your bro got the honda. Tell your bro he gots to give me a call, I heard he's been looking for me but doesn't know where I moved to. The new number is 568-3320. You still hittin up the piano.... I remember coming over and seeing you on that thing every time.

Oh shit heh, small world...My bro got the Honda because he chose the Honda, he's still a ricer, lol. I had the choice of a new Honda or a used BMW. I definitely chose BMW. Yeah man I'll tell him that we ran into each other. Heh yeah I still play the piano, but not as much. Most of my time and money goes to my precious car. There's no time for piano.:( We should kick it sometime...I don't think I remember you. My aim is 'alpinaskyline' so hit me up...late.

Andrew

anyone at aragon know Jan with the silver e 46 m3?

Originally posted by preppyaznboy349
anyone at aragon know Jan with the silver e 46 m3?

Jan's not there anymore. He transferred to Burlingame this year. The first day he drove the M3 to school his body kit got jacked up.:az:

Bono

there was 2 kids at aragon with e46 m3's before? DAMN!

This year at Aragon, there was:

(1) modified alpine white E36 325i:D

(1) modified topaz blue debadged E46

(1) titanium silver '99 E36 M3 convertible

(1) E21 5 series

(1) silver E46 M3

(1) '95 black E36 M3 (student was a hotass asian chick)

(1) hellrot red 325is

Then there was the staff...

Valmonte has a silver E39 5 series
Some hotass teacher drives an avus blue 328is with full M3 body kit and clears all around
Then there's another black E39 5 series...don't know who it belongs

Hopefully next school year there'll be more chicks with bimmers.:D

Bono

my schools got three e46 m3's right now:) two other e46's, some e34's, two e36's, a couple e30's. and a e39 with a huge raiders sticker in the back window.

OK,

3 interviews later (the last one was 3 freaking hours on the phone) they are finally checking my references.

The last guy I spoke with made it sound like I could work remote from NY and just travel for some mtgs, etc.