After service, did you move back home or settle down near your last duty station or an entirely new place?

I'm getting out in 6 months & have been looking at places to live as I have nothing holding me down in one place. I've decided to move to San Francisco or the Bay Area in general (I'm 24M & part of the LGBBQ community). Part of me is nervous about this because i've never lived on my own, and the Bay Area would be completely new to me. I have a job lined up and have a general idea where to find cheaper studio apartments. But it's like weird to know that I'll have free will to just up and move to a completely new place just because I want to.

Anyway, would love to hear your stories!