I had a Silicon Valley windfall a few years ago so I can't help you with the loans process.

I am in one of the fastest appreciation regions in the US-Silicon Valley.

My wife and I live in the Silicon Valley and as I'm sure most of you know, house prices here are astronomical.

They are sold often in 10 days even at this steep price in Silicon Valley.

I personally will not be dealing with the traffic to drive down to your meetup, but based on my loan volume for people with primary residence addresses in Silicon Valley and subject property addresses in Sacramento, you should have a really good showing. 

Though one thing to note is Silicon Valley and automation disrupting major industries and putting downward pressure on wages across the board which one would think would eventually have to limit the ridiculous entry level home prices in places like Los Angeles & Orange County CA.

I'm in Silicon Valley.

Most of them are located in SF, Oakland and Silicon Valley. 

If you're doing AirBnB in Vegas or buying a rental in Silicon Valley solely for appreciation that's a lot riskier, probably similar to investing in tech stock fund. 

Most of the trades needed to refurb a house operate to standards yet managing the labor is not very scalable.In Silicon Valley, we talk about lifestyle businesses and scalable businesses.