We're a small family moving to the area in search of a house, apartment or townhouse to rent, for myself (a flutist and physician in training starting a 2 year program in July at Stanford), my husband (a scientist and creative dabbler who works from home for a national lab), our 9 year old (an avid cellist and soccer player), our well behaved little rescue mutt (poodle chihuahua mix), and our peaceful goofy Nebelung cat. We have owned and renovated a home in the past and rented single family homes and apartment/condos, and take very good care of the properties we inhabit.

We're open to anything clean and well maintained on the peninsula between San Jose up to Burlingame, that's >1000 sq ft and doesn't mind people who occasionally make music, ideally with a garage for our bikes and woodworking / electronic hobbies and extra camping/gear for <$6000/month. <$5000 would be amazing. The zillow scene is terrifying right now with insane competition for anything nice and affordable that is also pet friendly. Have been on the Stanford GME waiting lists since January, but also we'd prefer to not be required to move out after 2 years if we really like the place. Not throwing a pity party but we are starting to lose our marbles after a crazy amount of driving around everywhere to find a roof over our heads.

We currently live in El Cerrito / East Bay and can come any time to tour/ meet, and can rent starting anytime from now through this summer, preferably by August before the start of the next school year for our son. Thanks for your consideration! Good luck to everyone in finding their perfect housing match!