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We were living in SF, moved out of state, moved back, and realized that we could not find a SF apartment. We knew we'd have to pay more, but even though we were ready and willing to pay the high rent (and fully qualified to do so), it was so incredibly difficult to find an apartment that we ended up looking elsewhere (ended up in Alameda, which is very nice -- and oh so affordable! -- in a different way). Maybe the apartment market has calmed down (we were looking about a year ago), but we were not even looking in trendy neighborhoods yet the competition was incredibly stiff for every unit we saw. So be prepared for your rent to go up, of course, for higher rents,but also potentially for difficulty finding a place. I would not give notice to your current landlord until you have a new place lined up, even if it means paying double rent for a month. And FWIW, a few months before we were back looking in SF (long story...) we had gone through the apartment hunting process in Manhattan, and it was much easier in NYC. Moral of the story: stay put if you can, and if you can't, don't leave until you have something lined up! Or be flexible about location.

Those look like hops, which can grow extremely fast and extremely tall. They'll grow, all right. My brother started to grow hops last year, and you could practically see them growing while you watched.