Is Lake Forest, CA a good place to invest in rental property?

Lake Forest, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-4,224 and a median cap rate of 2.1%, on a median sold price of $1,197,000. Prices changed -1.6% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Lake Forest, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Lake Forest, CA is 2.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Lake Forest, CA?

The median sold price in Lake Forest, CA is $1,197,000 (about $633 per square foot).

Investing in Lake Forest, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Lake Forest, CA rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$1,197,000Median sold price

$633Median $/sqft

2.1%Median cap rate

$-4,224Modeled cash flow / mo

-1.6%Appreciation YoY

6.0Months of supply

404Active listings

802Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Lake Forest numbers say

In Lake Forest, CA, the median home sold for $1,197,000 (about $633 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.1% cap rate with a median $-4,224 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -1.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 6.0 months of supply. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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