ThrowAwayBay's comments

Sure, but as a first generation tech immigrant, it made me feel transparent and ignored, since living in the south bay it feels like we are the majority or at least the single largest group.

EDIT: Also, the title is The Three Bay Areas, not "A Tale of Three Bay Areas" or alike.

This ignores a huge chunk of the bay area: first generation tech immigrants. Not working class, not elites, not hip.

Yeah, we're both playing chicken I guess, and they're good landlords and I think the feeling is mutual; plus they really lucked out to rent to someone working at a very stable company with low risk of layoffs at the moment. So I believe I have better leverage at the moment, but if there are two things I hate, they have to be moving and negotiating.

My lease in Sunnyvale is ending in 3 months, already last month my landlord approached me and asked if I want to stay for an extra year at a 5% increase. I told him I'd like to take some time to think about it and see where things are headed, but I'll need to get back to him soon. My house is below market already from looking at Zillow, and even with a 5% increase it still will be, but I'm not sure what I should do (besides asking nicely to drop the increase). I'm not sure if/how this will affect big 4-5 bedroom family homes vs. smaller places. Young single people can just up and leave, for a family it's less trivial.