I don't wanna pop your bubble but ...

ANYWHERE you want to fly from Livermore to Reno is going to have some crappy
days in the wintertime ... say from November to April. You may be able to
fly 80% of the time (like this winter). You may be able to fly 20% of the
time (like last winter).

Contrary to popular opinion from folks that don't live there, 1000' MSL is
NOT above the fog line. That honor generally comes to 2000' MSL and above
and isn't ALWAYS true. 3000' is NOT below the snow line, but is generally.
If you are looking to avoid most of the snowline and fogline, set your
search engine to 1500-3500 MSL. Find Placerville, Grass Valley, Alta
Sierra, and a few more up in the Motherlode of the Sierra.

Figure a commute one way from a Motherlode airport of 3 hours MINIMUM one
way. I hate to rain (figuratively) on your parade, but that's 6 hours
commute for an 8 hour workday. Do you plan on sleeping?

If you perch above the fogline and plan on going "on top" across the valley,
I've got one phrase for you: Engine Failure. Yep, that trusty old mill can
toss steel and aluminum bits and pieces at a moment's notice and you are
stuck making an ILS or GCA into either an airport or a rice paddy with no
go-around allowed.

If it were me and I just HAD to work in the Bay Area, I'd probably look more
like Tracy, Gilroy, Petaluma, Angwin, and the rest of the "close in but
relatively inexpensive" places.

As to "joint ownership" with a couple of other people, if you plan on using
this sucker on a daily basis, I'd bet you wouldn't find a lot of takers for
your group.

I'll buy lunch if you want to look at Grass Valley.
"Johnny Google" wrote in message
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Ok,

After 3 years of living in the Bay Area, punishing myself thinking I
will someday actually be able to buy a home, I've made up my mind that
I will make the move to the Sacramento area. At $400-$500K for a nice
house, the cost savings between the two areas will actually give me
enough cushion to invest in a plane and consider flying back and forth
to work.