Ask HN: From Florida to SF gainfully unemployed for 2 months
I am a big IT Enterprise Java developer that has been unemployed for the past 2 months. All of the jobs here just don't interest me. I want to relocate to SF, get an apartment and continue the job search there.
* Me, I am 29, single, have about 7 years experience
* Unemployed 2 months, really looking to relocate
* I was able to secure tens of thousands after selling stock in my current company. I could survive in the city for 2 years without a position (60k saved up).
* I thought living in Oakland, getting a 1BR/Studio apartment for 900-1200k
* For the apartment, I saw some places near the Lake Merritt Bart, the West Oakland Bart
* The landlords seem to want paystubs or past employment. I would be unemployed but I could show 401k as assets also bank account balances. Would that still work for a 900+ apartment?
One concern is securing the apartment/housing. And my second concern is after I get there. How will IT employers see a developer professional that relocated unemployed? Also, most of my resume has Florida companies and Florida schools? Is that considered subpar in SF? I could connect with many companies in the Florida area and several IT recruiters in this area but wonder if I could connect with any once I get to SF/Oakland.
Who knows, maybe I will be a pioneer that relocated. The worst that could happen is I have to move back to the the network I am most familiar.
Do you have any thoughts? Doable?