Buying a home in Silicon Valley is not like buying anywhere else in the country — and if you treat it like it is, you will lose. The buyers who win here are the ones who arrive fully prepared, move decisively, and understand that hesitation has a dollar amount attached to it. We've watched clients sit on a $2.5M budget for six months while the home they originally toured rose another million in value. That is not a cautionary tale. That is Tuesday in this market.