This is actually more like a two part question so bear with me. We are very likely moving to the bay area in the near future and could use some guidance. Also, we are heading there in about 10 days as my wife has never been and I want to make sure she falls in love with it.
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posted by nsomniak21
on Feb 20, 2013 -
17 answers
The Short: I'm a single young adult with a college degree and student loan debt. I live in a sterile small city with limited job prospects. I want to move out and get an entry-level or temporary job in a coastal U.S. city (NYC, LA, SF, Seattle). Please walk me through the logistics and help me devise a plan, as well as offer any advice you have on making it on your own in a new city (essentially, how to be an independent, self-sufficient adult).
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posted by matticulate
on Dec 13, 2012 -
19 answers
Should I move to San Francisco? Every reason in the world to move, and one reason not to.
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posted by blue rare
on Oct 8, 2012 -
35 answers
You've been offered the same position with the same company in your choice of two offices: Seattle or San Francisco. The salary is the same in both positions but, due to a cost of living adjustment, the pay is higher in SF. What are some of the factors you'd consider in deciding where to go? Which would you choose and why?
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posted by IdRatherNotSay
on Aug 26, 2012 -
50 answers
I will likely be moving from Australia to San Francisco to take a job soon.
Which neighbourhood would be best for me personally to live? More inside that might help you make a suggestion.
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posted by jimwhimpey
on Jul 27, 2012 -
34 answers
So I've lived in beautiful San Francisco, California since 2005, but I've recently started a job down in Sunnyvale. I can take Caltrain down there, but it's an hour's trip plus half an hour on either end to get from home/work to the Caltrain station in question. This is not sustainable, so I'd like to move south. I'm 31, single, and a city boy from way back, so moving to The Suburbs gives me pause. Also, I sold the only car I've ever owned back in '05 shortly after I moved here. So I have two questions:
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 19, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm 18 in downstate NY, and I've been offered a retainer position at a San Francisco company. I'm looking to to move out there in the end of August, and I have some questions about apartments, the city, and big leaps in life. San Francisco 101?
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posted by ejfox
on Jun 11, 2011 -
14 answers
Please help a new grad move to San Francisco. I will probably arrive on June 1 and start working June 10, and I have $1500 for the whole move in process. Where do I stay while I'm apartment hunting? A hotel is very expensive and a hostel is pretty cramped. I could probably stay on a friend's couch but are there any other reasonable options for 1 month stays?
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posted by yaymukund
on Apr 18, 2011 -
17 answers
Moving to San Francisco for work in June, when should we look for an apartment? We can fly down for a weekend in April or May, or we can look once we get there and stay at a hotel/hostel in the meantime. What's going to be the best way to find a good place? We want to live in the city.
posted by chriswarren
on Mar 14, 2011 -
9 answers
I need to find a room to rent in San Francisco. Is there somewhere aside from Craigslist that I should be looking? Thanks!
posted by sumiami
on Dec 2, 2010 -
6 answers
Moving within San Francisco. Need a couple of reliable, strong people for the afternoon to move a small apartment's worth of stuff about a mile. Not dropping my couch down the stairs a plus. Recommendations?
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posted by Ookseer
on Oct 29, 2010 -
13 answers
Looking for recommendations for reliable cross-country movers (San Francisco to DC).
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posted by caaaaaam
on Oct 16, 2010 -
7 answers
I'll be moving from New York City to San Francisco in about 3 months. Yay! I'm very excited but have a bunch of questions. This question is anonymous because of all the money talk after the break.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 9, 2010 -
7 answers
What is the least expensive way to move one's belongings and furniture one-way, 340 miles in-state?
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posted by cgomez
on Aug 19, 2010 -
6 answers
Any recommendations for good moving companies for a move from L.A. to the S.F. Bay Area?
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posted by kaiserin
on Jul 3, 2010 -
5 answers
My fiance and I just graduated from Purdue and we're preparing for moving to California... him to San Francisco (job at Dreamworks) and me to Los Angeles (grad school at UCLA). Pre-dreamworks-job-offer, we thought we would both be in LA, so all the problems/considerations for the move pretty much just doubled. Not to mention that when it is all said and done, we're going to be doing the long-distance thing for at least a year. I know that we're capable people and can get through this just fine together, but I'm kind of overwhelmed at the moment and could use some advice.
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posted by keelyellenmarie
on Jun 10, 2010 -
10 answers
Has anyone moved to the east bay and commuted into the city via bart? Is it really as bad as people say it is?
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posted by amycup
on May 11, 2010 -
32 answers
Does anyone know the San Francisco private school system? Want a seriously engaging and academic (also nurturing, non-competitive) school for my (currently) 3rd and K boys, can't find any online guides worth anything, don't have many contacts in the city. We've been public school people all our lives but I don't think it's going to work with this move.
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posted by Wittamer
on Jan 25, 2010 -
8 answers
I'm a Los Angeles native in the very early stages of considering a move to San Francisco and would like some guidance on neighborhoods that would match up with my preferences.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 8, 2009 -
12 answers
I very much want to move to San Francisco but I will have limited funds, few connections and no job lined up when I land. I'm an editor at a website and would like to stay in the same field. What are my job prospects in the Bay Area "in this economy?"
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posted by thebergfather
on Apr 1, 2009 -
13 answers
I'll be in San Francisco for a week, how should I plan for moving there four months later and should I move elsewhere?
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posted by christopherbdnk
on Sep 6, 2008 -
12 answers
Possibly moving to the Silicon Valley region... any suggestions on a place to live that meets the following criteria?
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posted by the_bone
on Jul 22, 2008 -
23 answers
Is there any neighborhood or general area in San Francisco that allows a carless commute to the Mission, and where an indoor-outdoor cat could be reasonably safe?
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posted by granted
on May 25, 2008 -
8 answers
I landed a great job in the San Francisco bay area, sweet! But I'm only 22, and all the roommate-wanted listings on craigslist seem to feature people in their late 20s to 30s. Am I wasting their/my time applying to them?
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posted by patr1ck
on Apr 25, 2008 -
17 answers
When should I fly to SF to look for apartments available in July? Also, where should I look?
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posted by zpaine
on Mar 26, 2008 -
6 answers
We're visiting San Francisco for a few days, how can we do a "trial run" for permanent residence there?
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posted by eiramazile
on Oct 2, 2007 -
20 answers
I need help understanding the difference in cost of living between St. Louis and San Francisco. I live in St. Louis and am a candidate for a job in San Francisco for the same salary.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 20, 2007 -
43 answers
Moving from Seattle back to San Francisco this weekend - weather looks interesting to drive in! Any advice for a California (non-winter) driver during these icy times?
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posted by icetaco
on Jan 18, 2007 -
17 answers
Hello there Bay Area worker bees... care to help a girl trying to reinvent herself
(yet again)? I need to find my niche here, but I feel a little lost sometimes. If I pour my heart out, can you share your local insights with me & maybe point me in some good new directions? I thank you profusely in advance for your help. There is much, much...
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posted by miss lynnster
on Jan 17, 2007 -
19 answers
I'm moving from NYC to SF in June, to take a job at UCSF. I'm a little daunted by the prospect of yet another transcontinental move, so I thought I'd just ask for general advice, as I'm not even sure I know the right questions to ask. What do you know that you think I ought to know about moving cross-country to SF?
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posted by ikkyu2
on Mar 31, 2005 -
13 answers
BAY AREA FILTER: Hey everyone... one of my best friends and his wife are moving to San Francisco, and I offered to help them figure out where they may want to move. If you live there, or have lived there, where would you recommend? They'd like an active lifestyle, and safe. Aside from that, he's making 50k and needs easy access to Mission Bay for work. They also really want public transit.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
posted by silusGROK
on Jan 10, 2005 -
14 answers
