Being from the Bay Area and planning to move back at some point, I can say that you don't have to go all the way to Modesto to get a lower cost, if you're going to build a community you could do it somewhere down south of San Jose, such as around Gilroy, maybe not as cheap as Modesto but closer and better natural surroundings IMO. You have to go over a hilly 'pass' to get to Modesto thats so windy they use the ara for windmill farms so its not the most pleasant drive. Also, I think the communities in the mountains (such as on the way to Santa Cruz) are cheaper than the valley and it'd be a lot cooler to live there than in Modesto
Thanks. I just picked Modesto because it appeared close on Google Maps and was on the Zillow list. I prefer not to live in a dump in a slum (as others seemed to suggest). I wasn't looking for cheap rent in a small dumpy place that was close. I was trying to emulate the boat proposal (far enough away that there's an advantage, but close enough that you can commute on occasion for meetings with Google, HP, Yahoo, Apple or whoever.)
In the Midwest, you can get a nice 3500 sq ft home for 250K. Owners of such homes are the type of people I would be trying to get. So a 300 sq foot room for $650/mo isn't going to cut it (as someone else suggested).
Looks like Gilroy might be a good answer. Over 100 properties on Realtor.com between $250 and 400K. 42 miles from Silicon Valley.
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Being from the Bay Area and planning to move back at some point, I can say that you don't have to go all the way to Modesto to get a lower cost, if you're going to build a community you could do it somewhere down south of San Jose, such as around Gilroy, maybe not as cheap as Modesto but closer and better natural surroundings IMO. You have to go over a hilly 'pass' to get to Modesto thats so windy they use the ara for windmill farms so its not the most pleasant drive. Also, I think the communities in the mountains (such as on the way to Santa Cruz) are cheaper than the valley and it'd be a lot cooler to live there than in Modesto
Thanks. I just picked Modesto because it appeared close on Google Maps and was on the Zillow list. I prefer not to live in a dump in a slum (as others seemed to suggest). I wasn't looking for cheap rent in a small dumpy place that was close. I was trying to emulate the boat proposal (far enough away that there's an advantage, but close enough that you can commute on occasion for meetings with Google, HP, Yahoo, Apple or whoever.)
In the Midwest, you can get a nice 3500 sq ft home for 250K. Owners of such homes are the type of people I would be trying to get. So a 300 sq foot room for $650/mo isn't going to cut it (as someone else suggested).
Looks like Gilroy might be a good answer. Over 100 properties on Realtor.com between $250 and 400K. 42 miles from Silicon Valley.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Gilroy_CA/b...
> Looks like Gilroy might be a good answer.
Everything tastes of garlic in Gilroy.
yeah it does reek of it when you drive through