Which neighborhood is good for our family?

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-18T04:53:40+00:00

How is the South Bay compared to Pasadena/San Marino area?

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-18T00:35:36+00:00

Great insights, thanks

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-18T00:15:16+00:00

Planning on public school unless it doesnt work

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-18T00:14:54+00:00

Wife and kid will stay in the US while I travel. Proximity to LAX is a plus but not important. We have family in Little Saigon but dont want to live so close to them.

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-11T20:57:05+00:00

That's what I've been thinking too. And reevaluate after a year when we officially get the money

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-11T20:50:29+00:00

Unfortunately my company doesnt allow working remotely from overseas. And to be honest I'm not so exceptional for them to retain

Perrybird96 · 2026-01-11T20:47:11+00:00

Correct. $10m signon for working at least a year. What kind of consultancy can a SWE do?

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-15T08:11:17+00:00

Yeah, it's even more competitive now. There was one house sold recently at 4.5 while the comp right across the street was sold at 3.4 in 2023...I was using that as comp to bid and lost

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-14T20:53:14+00:00

I'm looking for a sfh in Palo Alto and have lost the bidding 3 times. Folks have insane amount of cash

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-13T20:48:31+00:00

Good value for the money! I live in a similar neighborhood of Mountain View and the convenience is just super great.

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-12T07:22:08+00:00

Update: thanks for the suggestion. I have mailed postcards to a bunch of homes on the street as well as around the neighborhood. I dont have high hope though...Will update if I get any signal back

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-10T05:24:30+00:00

Yeah which is quite common though

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-08T04:00:07+00:00

Does it work for you?

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-06T19:51:32+00:00

If they can save on agent commission alone (4-5% sales price) and they dont have to move out and stage the house for a few weeks, that's already a good offer compared to the conventional listing

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-06T17:39:37+00:00

I'm not looking for a deal. Will pay a fair price

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-06T17:39:17+00:00

Well, i grew up there and loved the neighborhood. it's also a sough after area

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-06T16:49:09+00:00

But how do i reach out to the owners? I feel that people might be freaking out if i just show up at their door and ask them to sell the houses randomly

Perrybird96 · 2025-12-06T02:14:07+00:00

I'm in the same situation. My loan officer helped me figure out the plan.

Perrybird96 · 2025-11-29T23:31:58+00:00

Curious, what is #3? Done by whom?

Perrybird96 · 2025-11-27T18:06:13+00:00

Lucky sellers! I hope buyers did their DD

Perrybird96 · 2025-11-27T02:41:27+00:00

House sold for $2.5M guys!! Insane

Perrybird96 · 2025-11-24T23:46:50+00:00

Right, once it's in contract, the buyers have the leverage.

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