[jraby3]

Wow that is a crazy rent. I also live with a wife and two kids in about a 1000 sq. ft. apartment and make a similar income (but pay $2k rent). I've been squirreling away $50k per year and buying cheap homes to help with passive income. Up to about $7k per month which helps a lot both in terms of future saving and investing and also with peace of mind if I ever lose my job.

[cat199]

> squirreling away $50k per year

If you can save that much, it's not really 'squirreling'..

[cisanti]

The whole SV area is out of touch with reality.

[breitling]

Hey - what area do you invest in? Mind if I ask you a couple questions? please email me at trackoid at gmail dot com

I'm also interested in REI, but not sure where the returns are in this market.