I'm a newbie to BP and live in the Silicon Valley area of CA.  

I too moved from CA (Silicon Valley) last year and just bought my first property (a duplex).

I'm a UX designer in Silicon Valley.

Westchester is booming right now because of the development of Playa Vista or what people are dubbing "Silicon Beach".

Elliott here - I'm a mathematician living in Silicon Valley who is obsessed with fixing property management.  

The local zip code was way over inflated (similar to Silicon Valley, N.

Silicon Valley... rental demand is so high that people are renting out tents in their back yards for several 1000's a month.

You can now browse through some of the most cutting-edge real estate technology startups, take a peak at the link below: List of Y Combinator Real Estate StartupsY Combinator is probably one of the more well known early-stage VC's based in Silicon Valley and they've invested in many different real estate technology startups.Some notable mentions:https://www.openlistings.co/ (transact real estate w/o an agent)www.shittylistings.com (data-driven list of distressed properties)https://www.statwing.com/ (advanced real estate data analysis made easy)http://www.rentobo.com/ (free online rental management)--What real estate startups are you currently watching and where do you forsee opportunity to combine tech with real estate?

I then took some clear silicone caulk and caulked them in.

World Class locations like Silicon Valley SF  Marin County  Berkeley Alamo etc etc will continue to stay strong like rents in Manhattan  or Wrigley  or best parts of LA ... and many other top end locations nationwide.. one can just look what you get in Tokyo  or Geneva  or London ,,, Hong Kong, Singapore to get an example of rents could be.. rents are double what we are in our best locations if not more for the same sq ft.