[jasonkester]

The quickest thing to do would be go work for a company in the Bay Area.

You can do this from Europe without too much trouble, since a lot of good companies are waking up to the idea of remote teams. I, for instance, split my time between France and England, work for a company in the US, and bill out at a rate that would make sense were I fighting to live in the San Francisco housing market.

The second option, which you can also do without leaving home, is to start your own software product company. You'll start out with a huge salary cut (to zero), which you can hopefully mitigate by doing your buildout during nights and weekends while keeping your current gig. But the upside is unlimited.