In my observations, the high cash flow low price properties don't appreciate as fast as higher end ones.I live in Silicon Valley (lol yes) and here a $1mm 3 bdr sfh "flies" off the rental market in 1 weekend at $4000/mo rent.

I used to be in the Silicon Valley area and now south of LA. 

A Silicon Valley telecom firm doing business in the city needs an SF address to do business here, so they use it as a satellite office, and it gets very little physical use.

My husband and I have a single family rental home in Silicon Valley that I'm breaking even when we have tenants.

You should probably take the advice that Quicken Loans gave out today in their Super Bowl ad: Find a local mortgage broker today.Video:You're in Maryland, not in any of the Bay Area places like Oakland or Marin or San Francisco or Silicon Valley, so it might not  be as critical... but if the call center that you're considering is saying "don't call us, we don't want to talk to you, talk to someone local," and paying millions of dollars to say it during the Super Bowl, that should probably tell you something.

From all that I was seeing, Lehi had great promise and it was expected to triple in size within the next 10 years due to a technology/business boom (Lehi is now referred to as Silicon Slopes in the Tech industry and has in fact tripled in size since I first purchased my property).

In SFBA esp Silicon Valley most high tech workers are allowed to work at home through 2021.

Would it be worthwhile in your opinion to run a bead of clear silicone around the seam where the window meets the wood to get more longevity out of the new windows?

It has created a religious-like following and some of the smartest techies in Silicon Valley are convinced of its long-term viability. 

You are stepping into the heart of silicon valley...doubt if you can find multi-family in the $1mil range...single family is a possibility!!