Any advice for someone wanting to move to San Francisco?

Bring LOOOOOOOTS of money, lol.

a) Bay Area has one of the highest costs of living in the country. It is not unusual to see 1 bedrooms for 1500 and up.

b) Beware of the phonies. Everybody is friendly and smiles at you, but…..
that’s highly subjective of course, but it’s how it occured to me when I lived there.

c) Dump your car, you don’t need one in SF. It will be more aggravation than anything.

d) Enjoy the club & music scene, last call is 1:30 usually, so go out early

e) Really cool people hang out in Berkeley ;)

Just get in the car and go. You will never look back.

In all seriousness—what do you want to know? Job market, cost of living, neighborhoods? Or do you just want to be persuaded?

Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair…

Yes… GO!!!! I’ve only visited, but it was fantastic, and though I’m a true-blue Canadian, I could easily see myself living in San Fran.

@TaoSan—sadly one bedrooms right now go for about $2,000… prices are going down a bit with the economy, but generally not in desirable neighborhoods.

@bubble—move here with some sort of plan in terms of housing or job. it will be very hard to look for both at the same time. And I agree with niki—you’ll never look back. I fell in love with SF and could see myself here for a long time. 7 years so far. One person recently said to me (they just moved to SF) that she was in the “honeymoon” phase of loving San Francisco. I told her, “it never goes away.” Her reply—“EVERYONE says that!!” It’s true. Join us!

@emilyrose

Cheesh 2 grand? That’s outrageous. I lived in Alameda, I admit in some ways I miss the Bay Area.

I second what @Taosan said: bring lots and lots of money.

@TaoSan—yeah—depressing, I know : ( that’s why I have 4 roommates!

If your car has a manual transmission, practice on hills ALOT before you drive out.

@The_Compassionate_Heretic

LOL

So true!

I feel that San Francisco is a breath of fresh air for a metropolitan city.
I have recently returned home from two years of work over seas and took a gap year for travel. I landed back in a small southern town in Florida that I’ve out grown. From my past experiences I have realized I seek stimulation of diversity and new ideas that big cities offer.
In full honesty I would be making the move without any real plans accept a pocket full of money from selling my motorcycle and a gaurentee that I have a couch to sleep on for one month. I have found myself stalled and I feel that San Francisco will be the jump start that I need.
Thanks for the responses.