Is San Diego a good place to invest right now?
San Diego's supply-constrained coastal market keeps occupancy high and cap rates tight, so the rare under-listed deal is the prize. Tight yields punish overpaying — the scan's underwrite-first ranking keeps you honest.
5.1%
Typical cap rate
$370
Typical $/sqft
$320,000
Typical $/unit
Institutional baseline estimates for context. PropHunt underwrites each listing against live comps.
Top-ranked San Diego deals right now
What PropHunt checks on a San Diego deal
Each property is scored across investment math (cap rate, NOI, debt yield), market comparables, risk/return (DSCR stress + Monte Carlo IRR), demographics and demand, location trajectory, construction scope, and live market signals — off 50+ data sources including FEMA flood, USGS seismic, FBI crime, Census & BLS, and city open-data permits. When a signal is missing for San Diego, the agent abstains instead of guessing.
San Diego investing — questions
How does PropHunt rank San Diego deals?
Every listing in San Diego is scored on rarity (how few sites it's listed on), freshness (days on market), and a first-pass underwrite (cap rate, price-per-unit and price-per-sqft versus the local market). The few that top the ranking are the ones worth your diligence — not the 3,000 that aren't.
What's a typical cap rate in San Diego?
A typical institutional baseline for San Diego runs around 5.1% cap rate, roughly $370/sqft and about $320,000/unit. These are market baselines for context — PropHunt underwrites each specific listing against live comps, not just the average.
Is the San Diego deal scan really free?
Yes. You can see the top-ranked San Diego deals and get a full AI investment memo on the #1 pick with no credit card — just an email. The paid plans add unlimited markets, the full 10-agent analysis, and saved reports.