Also, being only 2.5 hours from the bay area doesn't sound bad. Why not look for on-site gigs and commute a few days and push to work remotely a few days as well. If you're convincing enough to hire, you will find some gigs that allow their product manager to work a flexible schedule and remote sometimes/up to half the time. Anecdotal but I've seen product managers at several FAANGS do this, and even more often at startups. Good luck!