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While I do agree with you to an extent (and have always felt that the obsession with real estate in the US is a bit bizarre), I also think there is no reason on god’s green earth why someone making $600k+ a year in this country shouldn’t be able to buy a house if they want to…unless they’re living in one of these insane areas like California. In much of this land, $600k a year is a very high salary.
OP is choosing to live in one of the most expensive areas of CA. No different than them wanting to live in the UES in New York City.
There are plenty of reasonably affordable areas in CA they could live if they wanted. CA is a huge state.
OP should just move to a different area. Too much tech money makes the area unaffordable for a physician. We can't compete with the RSUs from FAANG companies.