Bay Area House Hacking

[Max McNally]

Has anyone done a successful house hack in the Bay Area? I would like to try and do one as my next step, but the numbers don't seem to work anywhere. There are a few large houses in Vallejo that might work, but I would prefer a MFR. There are some 4plexes in Berkeley and Oakland, but between the high transfer taxes and rent control, the numbers just don't add up. I need to drive down to Mountain View three days a week, so it would need to be around an hour from there. I don't need to cash flow, but obviously that would be ideal. Thanks!