Bay Area housing tools, not ebooks

BayNest

Spreadsheets, calculators, Notion systems, and local databases for first-time Bay Area buyers and renters who need clarity before they make a life-sized housing decision.

Made by two Bay Area renters who figured it out
Can I afford it? Oakland
Income$250K Savings$220K Max price$846K VerdictClose range

Free tool below. Full product adds city-by-city tables, scenario models, and source-backed assumptions.

Get the free Bay Area Housing Cheat Sheet

One interactive page with a quick affordability calculator and a realistic city table.

Functional files

Six Gumroad products designed as systems

Each product has formulas, logic, linked data, templates, or curated local data. No generic PDF filler.

Bay Area Affordability Calculator spreadsheet preview
01Spreadsheet

Bay Area Affordability Calculator

Max purchase price, PITI, cash-to-close, city transfer tax lookup, and 20-city comparison.

PipelineBrowsingTouringOfferingIn Escrow
02Notion system

House Hunt Command Center

Property tracker, contacts, neighborhood research, offer stats, calendar, and move-in tasks.

Rent vs. Buy Decision Engine spreadsheet preview
03Spreadsheet

Rent vs. Buy Decision Engine

10-year net worth model, break-even year, sensitivity analysis, and charts.

Apartment Hunting Scorecard spreadsheet preview
04Spreadsheet

Apartment Hunting Scorecard

Weighted apartment ranking, application tracker, move-in estimator, tenant rights, and scripts.

Neighborhood Deep-Dive Database spreadsheet preview
05Spreadsheet database

Neighborhood Deep-Dive Database

40+ Bay Area areas with prices, rents, commute, schools, walkability, warnings, and comparables.

BayNest Complete Bundle spreadsheet preview
06Bundle

BayNest Complete Bundle

All five paid products plus the free calculator and cheat sheet.

Free conversion tool

Can I Afford to Buy in the Bay Area?

Shareable, fast, and built for the Bay Area. Visitors enter income, debts, savings, and a city. The result compares their buying power to local medians and recommends more affordable cities.

Open the calculator