One more recent article: "There's a New Best City in America for Startups (It's Not in Silicon Valley)"http://www.inc.com/betsy-mikel/the-city-with-the-highest-percentage-of-insanely-profitable-startups-may-surpris.html

I've been an entrepreneur since I was 17, self-taught (mostly) with formal training and incubator experience in Silicon Valley boot camps.

My only concerns are as you mentioned rehabilitation costs....and of course dealing with California.There's so many empty buildings in silicon valley right now.

That suggests that Missoula’s relative middle-class-ness won’t last: If I were a Silicon Valley or Seattle exile, I would already be looking there rather than Bozeman.

In the end, none of these silicon valley start-ups can replace eyes on the ground and owners looking at the data.  

The shower surround does have loose tiles that I have siliconed back in place.

I was thinking these might be a decent deal for me - they claim these "loans" can be repaid at any time, and I am not expecting any meaningful appreciation in my (Silicon Valley) places for a few years.  

Right now, the property is cash positive and in a historically strong market with multiple economic drivers (tourism, agriculture, university, action sports industry, silicon valley...).

@Grace Porritt  think about the gouging in the hotel industry.. rent a room in new England during the color season.. its 2 to 3 times as much as other times. were I think the air Bnb might be more consitant price wise .. although I bet there was some big dollars dropped in the Silicon valley for the super bow. 

I am looking for lenders  for a property (s) in a super super hot So Cal market, where every single silicon valley company is opening offices (Netflix, Amazon, Snapchat, TikTok, Apple, Instagram/Facebook all within 5 miles) and a mass exodus is happening from SF to this area for jobs at these locations.