Make sure doors have door sweeps, bushes and trees trimmed away from touching structure, ac lines and pipes going into property are sealed (silicone or steel wool), and general holes into property need to be sealed (hydraulic cement is great for patching stone/cement and steel wool for everything else).Then to tackle the interior issues.

The market is definitely hot down there, but I love Silicon Valley over the long term.

My occupation is an silicon Design Engineeer, I have a net work of 250k.

The gap coverage was contengent upon me getting silicone seal to the roof to extend the expected life to at least three years and this had to be done within a few days grace period of the insurance policy being issued.

California is known for its vibrant entertainment industry, including Hollywood, as well as its tech hub in Silicon Valley.

Thomas, my husband and I are doing the same thing as you, we work in high-tech companies in Silicon Valley and invest in my husband's home province Ontario.

I have friends in Silicon Valley who are building ADU's for 550-600k and more.

have always owned my primary.. would never consider renting personally.. and of course since the first 4 primary homes  were in silicon valley you can imagine the appreciation and tax free money we made over the years.. rentals would never have done what those homes did for us.. 

I live in Lehi which is right next to what is known as silicon slopes.

It has been around in some capacity since then, whether in sci-fi novels or as a buzzword thrown around Silicon Valley, as the next big revolution that was perpetually around the corner.However, the time has now come when it’s set to disrupt the real estate market, and other markets, both in the USA and globally.