Hey, all...I'm moving your way in late June. Had a thread on this a few months back, and got some great advice... Based on that and our other research, my wife and I have narrowed down our wants/preferences and I was hoping for a little more feedback.
I'll be working downtown on Pine St. in the financial district. I'd like to use mass transit to get there, or possibly make a short
We'd really like a standalone house/cottage of some sort, 2 br. with a garage, or maybe a 3 br. We're OK with a condo or duplex, too, of course, but in a perfect world...
We'd also like a cool neighborhood 'feel;' a local taco shop, some other nice places to eat/hang out/have a beer, but we're not into nightlife. Safety will be a concern, because I travel a lot and she'll be alone.
Budget is $2000/mo max.
Based on all this, we've decided that Richmond/Sunset is a possibility if we're going to live in the city, but Berkeley sounds really appealing, too. Plus, it's near my cousins in Oakland.
What's the commute to and from Berkeley going to be like on the BART? Could I drive there without too much hassle if I did so very early in the morning? Is there anywhere else we should be considering? (Oakland/Emeryville? Bernal Heights in the city?)
Thanks again. We're really looking forward to getting back to California. (Spent 7 years in SoCal already...) We'll only be in the bay area for 2 years, but would like to make the best of it.
MD
I'll be working downtown on Pine St. in the financial district. I'd like to use mass transit to get there, or possibly make a short
We'd really like a standalone house/cottage of some sort, 2 br. with a garage, or maybe a 3 br. We're OK with a condo or duplex, too, of course, but in a perfect world...
We'd also like a cool neighborhood 'feel;' a local taco shop, some other nice places to eat/hang out/have a beer, but we're not into nightlife. Safety will be a concern, because I travel a lot and she'll be alone.
Budget is $2000/mo max.
Based on all this, we've decided that Richmond/Sunset is a possibility if we're going to live in the city, but Berkeley sounds really appealing, too. Plus, it's near my cousins in Oakland.
What's the commute to and from Berkeley going to be like on the BART? Could I drive there without too much hassle if I did so very early in the morning? Is there anywhere else we should be considering? (Oakland/Emeryville? Bernal Heights in the city?)
Thanks again. We're really looking forward to getting back to California. (Spent 7 years in SoCal already...) We'll only be in the bay area for 2 years, but would like to make the best of it.
MD