San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Marin County are some of the most expensive areas to live, which I cover. 

Maybe a baby company out there in Silicon Valley land waiting on a round of funding to get off the ground.

I'm currently working in the tech industry, but I'm more ambitious and want to be in charge of my own income and join the real estate industry, but I'm fairly fresh and I understand that the housing market in the Silicon Valley is extremely expensive.

Just for grins, our personal home was purchased in Cupertino in 1973 for 34K sold in 1997 for 305K - - you do the math.The clue here is Cupertino; located in the Silicon Valley where the hi-tech companies are co-located -- Google, Oracle, Facebook, Parc/xerox, HP, Apple and it's all located withing hours of the mountains, sea shore, fishing, hiking - - It was only pure luck that my employer moved me to a job in Palo Alto and I got to live there.That gain FORCED me into a 1031 for my MFU

Imagine if you had the opportunity to buy homes in the silicon valley back in the 1970s.

A college education has its advantages, but it also has its limitations because of the way many degree programs are taught and the way traditional employers treat back-to-school education programs (the more job-related courses you take in your field, the more raises you are supposed to get).When the Cold War ended and President Bush declared a "peace dividend" in the early 1990s, homeless shelters in Silicon Valley reported some of their clientele had advanced degrees (many tech firms are in the aerospace-defense business).

Hey Ken, The investors in Silicon Valley would have their interest piqued by a large user base of engaged users.

In the Silicon Valley, the lease payments for solar system averages $120/mo over a 20 year lease.  

I used to rent apartments in Silicon Valley.  

I resisted this at first in Silicon Valley, but it ended up making a lot of sense for us.