Hey everyone,I live in Silicon Valley, which means I really need to look at investing out of my home state.  

too shabby.In there are (silicon valley) I am told there is a lot of $$$ rehabbing and making units in strip malls smaller.

This is at odds with the "we're revolutionizing the industry" rhetoric and active iteration models typical of VC-backed Silicon Valley software ventures.  

HI any serious brokers here from silicon valley ?

@Jeffery Waicak   it depends on what industry and were you are at in the countrybut if you really want to see how to foster great relationships with employeesGo no further than San Francisco and Silicon valley and check out the Tech companies and what they do for their employees other than making many of them stupid rich.

The discipline will ratchet up more as Silicon Valley lunacy subsides and easy venture money gets harder to obtain.  

Hi Erica, an improving economy in conjunction with the rise of silicon valley and venture capital joining forces to advance the lending space and capitalize on an inefficient model is what is helping to drive the growth of financing options in the investment 1 to 4 unit space.

I own a couple of long-term rentals and work in the software field in the Silicon Valley.

Having lived in Silicon Valley (SF Bay Area) I can attest that REI values can be irrational.Pure supply & demand (greedy Capitalism) controls RE.We bought in Cupertino (home of Apple ) '93 for 37k a tract 3/2. 

If you're in silicon valley, you could probably under price your flip by 50% and end up getting every bit as many, if not more, serious offers as if you would've priced at FMV.