San Francisco, CA · investment market
Is San Francisco a good place to invest right now?
San Francisco is the lowest-cap, highest-basis market we cover. A repricing cycle has created selective opportunity for patient, disciplined buyers. At this basis, one mispriced listing matters enormously. The scan exists to surface it first.
- Typical cap
- 4.8%
- Typical $/sqft
- $550
- Typical $/unit
- $450K
Market baselines for context. The full analysis underwrites each listing against nearby sales.
Exhibit 1 · Top-ranked San Francisco deals right now
What PropHunt checks on every San Francisco deal
10 specialists read each listing. When a signal is missing for San Francisco, 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 Francisco investing questions
How does PropHunt rank San Francisco deals?
Every San Francisco 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 Francisco?
A typical market baseline for San Francisco runs around 4.8% cap rate, roughly $550/sqft and about $450K per unit. These are baselines for context. The full analysis underwrites each listing against nearby sales, not the average.
Is the San Francisco 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 Francisco.
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