A terrible market in Silicon Valley with Opportunities Everywhere!

There is not a day that goes by without hearing from someone how bad the real estate market is, and how terrible business must be.  My first response is to ask why they feel the real estate market is so bad, and what is there reasoning for this assumption.  Most of what I hear is that they read or heard it in the news or heard national statistics on homes sales, foreclosures, or some other type of  housing data source.  Then I spend the next fifteen minutes explaining the marketplace though it is not always good news, and I do not tend to sugar coat the marketplace, I do explain all the opportunities that abound, whether it is a 900k fixer upper in Los Altos hills, or the rental income possibilities in downtown San Jose, maybe it is that perfect probate