San Diego, CA · investment market
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.
- Typical cap
- 5.1%
- Typical $/sqft
- $370
- Typical $/unit
- $320K
Market baselines for context. The full analysis underwrites each listing against nearby sales.
Exhibit 1 · Top-ranked San Diego deals right now
What PropHunt checks on every San Diego deal
10 specialists read each listing. When a signal is missing for San Diego, the specialist abstains instead of guessing.
- Investment Analyst
- Rebuilds NOI, cap rate and debt coverage from the listing.
- Market Comparables
- Recent sales and rent comps say what the price should be.
- Demographics & Demand
- Census income, growth and jobs: is there demand at these rents?
- Location & Trajectory
- Transit, walkability and crime: where the neighborhood is heading.
- Risk/Return
- Stress-tests debt coverage and returns across simulated downside years.
- Construction Scope
- Age, permits and condition set the capex the deal must carry.
- Market Signals
- Local news and listing chatter. Small weight by design.
- Environmental Risk
- FEMA flood, quake and wildfire screens, insurance impact.
- Regulatory & Legal
- Zoning, rent control and violations: what the law allows here.
- City Open Data
- City permit, inspection and violation records for this building.
San Diego investing questions
How does PropHunt rank San Diego deals?
Every San Diego listing gets a first-pass score: cap rate, price per unit and price per square foot against the local market, days on market, and how many sites carry it. The ones at the top are worth a full analysis: 10 specialist reads, a 10,000-path Monte Carlo and a pencil price, the most you can pay and still clear the lender's DSCR floor.
What's a typical cap rate in San Diego?
A typical market baseline for San Diego runs around 5.1% cap rate, roughly $370/sqft and about $320K per unit. These are baselines for context. The full analysis underwrites each listing against nearby sales, not the average.
Is the San Diego deal scan really free?
Yes. The market scan is free, takes about 15 seconds and needs no card. A full analysis costs 1 credit, which is under $3 on every plan, and paid plans start with a 7-day trial.
Underwrite every listing in San Diego.
The free scan ranks today's listings in about 15 seconds. Each full analysis then runs 10 specialist reads, a 10,000-path Monte Carlo and a pencil price, in 2-3 minutes and under $3 a building.
- specialist reads per deal
- 10
- Monte Carlo paths
- 10,000
- per full analysis
- 2-3 min
- a building, any plan
- <$3