My name is Ian Greensides.  I am a builder and developer in Cupertino, California.  This is the home of Apple.  We are right next to San Jose, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.I am also a real estate attorney ...

I heard an interview with Chris Sacca (a famous Silicon Valley venture capitalist) talking about the number of pitches he hears for new software firms that he knows are going nowhere.

I talked to an attorney and considered trying to get out of the deal but my partner convinced me to stick with it trying to convince me we stumbled on a gold mind.We mowed the waist high grass $200, pulled all the trash and carpet out of units $1,250, fixed the broken windows with plexiglass and silicone caulk $750, copied the logo off the Sheriff Office Web site and made some official looking documents that said area was being patrolled by Drug Special Interdiction Unit $.15.

The city just increased the height limit of buildings for a reason.In addition, I think it's a mistake to only look at San Francisco and the Bay Area/Silicon Valley down south (if you are one of the people who separate them) as a region solely in Northern California, or California, or the West Coast, or the United States for that matter.  

I currently own a home in Redwood City, in the Silicon Valley.

I read Tim Ellis' April post about a fellow who purchased a Fremont townhouse (Silicon Channel?)

Just take a brief look at the following articles:http://www.geekwire.com/2015/a-silicon-valley-exodus-redfin-analysis-finds-that-bay-area-residents-increasingly-looking-for-homes-in-seattle-and-portland/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-no-1-for-techies-looking-to-flee-california/http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/king-county-home-prices-surge-just-shy-of-2007-peak/Additional data released by the MLS on June 4th, reported that housing inventory has dropped statewide (with the exception of Ferry and Douglas counties) by more than 18% from a year ago.

Westchester and Mar Vista are the most affordable but the whole "Silicon Beach" thing is pushing values higher fast.I'm happy to chat w you more if you want to private message me.   

They're funded by some of Silicon Valley's largest and most powerful VC's in addition to receiving an add on investment from Google Ventures, Googles internal investment company. 

It is the heart of the Silicon Valley, but ironically one of the last communities that investors are looking at.