Name: Amanda and Drew Location: Mission District, San Francisco, CaliforniaSize: 900 square feetType of Home: Apartment Years lived in: 7 years, renting Originally from North Carolina, Amanda didn’t have the easiest time finding a place to live when she first moved to San Francisco seven years ago. “I found an Airbnb with a one-month lease and moved in,” she says of her first place. “The hosts had their parents visiting while I stayed.