Post #47683 by Tiki-bot on Wed, Aug 13, 2003 1:33 PM

Absolutely what it comes down to is jobs. I couldn't afford my house here without my job, and I couldn't get a job like mine in many other cities. Certainly none with the variety of companies (video game makers) the bay area has.
I'm also pretty adamant about not having a long commute to work. I refuse to waste away 1/5 of every day of my waking life in a car on a crowded freeway, so I had to buy a house as close to my job (or potential future jobs) as possible.