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by nedwin·11y ago·view on hn ↗
I'm assuming it's some kind of tech job. Keep in mind there are thousands of people living in the city who make minimum wage. You're going to be doing substantially better than them.

Find a share house with people with similar interests, get a studio in the Tenderloin or (potentially) move to the East Bay.

Either way you're going to have a blast. :)

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Most of those people aren't starting to rent a place now. Someone I know moved to SF about 7 years ago. If he were to move, rent for something comparable is more than 2x what he's paying.
Why don't their landlords do anything about this shortfall?
San Francisco has excellent (for long term tenants) rent control.
Thanks for the information!

I guess that leads to `excellent' non-upgrading of houses that have long term tenants in them.

I think "strong rent control" is the uncontroversial phrasing.
If the owner refuses to do maintenance, you can stop paying rent altogether until they do it.
Yes. But they won't upgrade anything.
If you're not paying rent, you can probably afford to upgrade it yourself...