Yep I thought of that too.
I can’t believe she sees no alternatives. Living with roommates is one solution. Many of us have done that. Not our first choice, but a choice if you can’t afford to live alone.
Also, they note how she can’t afford rent in the “South Bay”. I’m not familiar with the Bay Area, but is that an upscale area?
I bet there’s more to their story, but also, seems to me, there are alternatives such as the roommate concept, which they could look into. They prefer to live in their car rather than share rent with a roommate?
A one bedroom apartment in San Jose would probably cost at least $2,000 however, she could rent in Gilroy or Morgan Hill in a legally converted garage or in fact a cabin on a property for less than $1,000
However, that doesn’t overcome the $2,500 a month and income