:goofy:"The homes we get at 10k are not even close to as nice as many folks storage sheds or dog houses in main stream Silicon Valley.

Glass guy charged 15$ and he siliconed the glass into the frame after cutting it.

I'm investing in the Silicon Valley area and our purchase price is at least 500K here for  SF home.  

I live in Silicon Valley which is crazy expensive (fixers for $500K), but if I'm careful I can still do this.

Silicon Valley is more than just HCOL - - it's an ecostructure and life style.

It's a long story on why I feel this way, it has to do with how VC money are invested in high-tech in Silicon Valley these days (and I have boots on the ground myself), how irrational are buyer offers and why they offer 20% over the listing price of $1MM? 

Hey @Erik Lindquist for the most part I would agree with the comment below but as I just moved out of Marin county down to Silicon Valley it is a tough market up there.

NYC has silicon alley and tons of start ups and Chitown is top 10 tech hub globally and growing fast.

Then on the outside there was a i/" gap between the concrete driveway and the house that we had to back fill with foam and fill with type "S"concrete. and then seal all windows that may be on the side of the house and there are gaps with urethane and not silicon. the urethane comes in colors.

My name is Sev and I am originally from Montreal, Canada but currently am in Silicon Valley working for a medical device company.