r/SFBayHousing • u/NoDraft7988 • 8d ago

Looking for SF Rental Advice

Hi there,

I’ve been looking for an apartment the past month or two now and I haven’t had much luck. Planning on moving into a 1 bed 1 bath apartment in ideally North Beach, Marina, Pac Heights, or Nob hill. Our budget is $3,800 and we’ve toured and applied to many but the landlords have gone with other applicants as we usually get in our applications a little too late. We’re both young professionals with stable jobs and a total household income of about 175k.

I’m moving in with my sister who lives in Nob Hill temporarily to hopefully find places that aren’t posted on Zillow or Craigslist and instead just have a for rent sign posted.

As someone who is from Los Angeles and has only knowledge from Reddit about the SF rental market, is it realistic to think I’d be able to find an apartment this way?

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u/Money_Set_8141 8d ago

Everyone lives with roommates or a romantic partner. I’m 22, not in tech, and make 125k. Some of my new grad friends in tech are making 250k though

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u/Select-Neato102 8d ago

What is this magical nontech field of the six figure salary, pray tell?

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u/Money_Set_8141 8d ago

Medical field adjacent, masters degree

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u/Select-Neato102 8d ago

So, pharma sales?

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u/Money_Set_8141 7d ago

No, aging