Enough to fill several houses. So, Levitsky started buying them, first using profits from his consulting business and then tapping the equity in the houses he owned. Levitsky, who tests chips for Ubicom in Mountain View, is a spot of color in the digitized valley. He's named each house after a Dead song. Utilities and DSL are free.
Most tenants embrace communal living, sharing chores, meals and sometimes outside interests.
Levitsky's world view is not without controversy. One man's utopia is another's eyesore. Many of his rentals look like, well, like a bunch of college kids live in them. The rambunctious noise of youth can be annoying for neighbors. Over the years, they've complained.