[greggman]

I can verify that most apartments have a line. I visited one a half hour after there open house started. The realtor at the entrance said they already had 20 applications and 7 deposit checks so they didn't need mine but that I could look at the apartment if I wanted.

It wasn't a good apartment IMO. 14th and Dolores

That said, people do manage to find apartments. But yes, they are over priced. You can live in SF without a car so I suppose compared to most cities you could add the cost of a car minus the cost of public transportation to your rent.