To Move, or Not to Move...that, is the question...

that is really getting on my nerves, UGHHHHHHH!

Have you seen the rents in San Mateo? If we want to live in a dump we can easily afford $1500/month. If we want to live in the ghetto, we can most likely get away with $1400/month. In order to get a house, because Dom insists on having a garage, we cannot get away with rent below $2000/month. Ahh the joys of the bay area.
An alternative to the problemo...add on to my mothers house, meaning stay in a great neighborhood to raise children, and not have to work full time so that I can stay home with the kids. But there goes her as well as our privacy.
I can't help but check craigslist daily in hopes that the one gem of a house will appear for $1800 or less in a good neighborhood, have granite countertops, hardwood floors, a huge backyard, and a 2 door garage. It would read "$1800-3 bedroom, clean, safe neighborhood, huge garage and backyard, looking for a family of 3 to rent to own". What? I can dream can't I?
Home Sweet Home, where out thou?