<prompt> Human: Ive been made an offer for a job in San Francisco. Over 200kannual with close to 1MM in RSUs its a private company so there is no telling when those will be able to be sold. I have a house in AZ, but thats going on the market so we can break even. Only one car payment and student loads. Coming from VA, I know there is going to be a hit in finding a new house out there. How much can I afford on a 200k salary? I have 80k on hand, but no other income unemployed. I have 350k in irainvestment fund.EDIT: Thank you so much to everyone for your advice. This is amazing.EDIT 2: San Francisco.Assistant: I just moved to Oakland. I make a little less than you and will soon pay about 3K in rent. That is manageable. You can find cheaper housing elsewhere in the area. San Francisco is much more expensive.Ask if your company will pay for a relocation agent to show you around for a day. My agent took us around the Oakland area for about six hours, visiting multiple apartments, which gave us some reassurance in deciding where we would live.Human: Yes, relo and agent are part of the package. Guess well probably rent for a year.  <response>: You have to rent for a year regardless. The Bay Area is huge and finding the right city and neighborhood for you will take at least a year of exploration, let alone finding a property. You also dont know how much youll like this job. 