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Cupertino is crazy expensive. You can't find a crapshack house for under a million dollars. Know what kind of income it takes to afford that kind of a mortgage comfortably with a $200k down payment? Probably $2-300k/yr.
No offense, but $40k in any part of the bay area except dangerous ghettos is barely above the poverty line, and possibly under. Did you say you're renting a room? Try renting a house or even a 3bdrm apt in a safe area. Or supporting a family on that-- no way, you wouldn't even be able to cover rent!
Kudos that you are working, but it is no way to live compared to almost anywhere else in the country.
I'm not living there for the rest of my life. I'm going to earn my salary history, year or two of experience, pay off my loans, buy my Subaru cash and GTFO with $15,000 in the bank to a cheaper part of California with my P.E. in tow.
Plus I'm not renting or buying my own place. I'm gonna stay at a friends place for cheaper rent until I get a place.
My friend has a studio for $1,100 and everyone says it's not in a bad hood. Remember I'm not a married dude with kids. I'm a college grad. I don't need a two bedroom house with a garage and a dog yet. Working my way up.