How to buy a house in Oakland

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Interesting post but it's kind of lame without the actual #s.... even a broad range would be helpful.

Feels like the author goes to great lengths to play coy and is dancing around telling us what their actual budget was. He keeps referring to things as "cheaper" and "more expensive" but doesn't give any relevant parameters to put that into perspective.

Also, how does Berkeley have rent control but Oakland doesn't? Aren't they both in the same county?

Rent control is city-specific. San Francisco confuses this a bit because it's a one-city county; city and county are the same.

County ordinances only have effect outside incorporated land (cities). So, for example, you could have a Berkeley mailing address but actually live in unincorporated territory, in which case an Alameda County ordinance, if any, would apply, but not a Berkeley ordinance. Years ago, I lived in an unincorporated parcel with a San Jose mailing address.

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