This led me to gather the necessary information to start an organization that would be the envy of the industry.

I'd pass on it and focus more on the bare necessities like dishwasher, closet organizer, etc.

Make sure the security deposit is placed in a separate bank account, also keep your accounts organized for accounting, and make sure you build upon a system that works for you to fall back on at anytime. 

Traffic from peninsula will be a killer.Burlingame is much closer.

When I moved there in 1988 there was 1 traffic light and 20 some thousand.

Roger Lin organized a meeting in December over the "Meetup" website, and I know there is another one scheduled this month.

They've purposely not organized the MLS so that they can keep exclusivity to the market and keep listings in house to make more.

IMHO don't buy the flood premiums.Also personally I have a rule that I don't buy real estate on streets with double yellow lines, too much traffic, harder to rent, harder to sell and rents and sale prices are lower, but that's just me.

Also, not sure if you can make it to NYC tomorrow evening, but there is a meetup being organized by Darren Sager .

@Brandon GamblinYou must get two Great reads, I bought both these will make everything clearer and better organized J.