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

Lake San Marcos, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-4,335 and a median cap rate of 1.6%, on a median sold price of $990,000. Prices changed -1.2% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Lake San Marcos, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Lake San Marcos, CA is 1.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Lake San Marcos, CA?

The median sold price in Lake San Marcos, CA is $990,000 (about $626 per square foot).

Investing in Lake San Marcos, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Lake San Marcos, 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.

$990,000Median sold price

$626Median $/sqft

1.6%Median cap rate

$-4,335Modeled cash flow / mo

-1.2%Appreciation YoY

3.5Months of supply

41Active listings

139Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Lake San Marcos numbers say

In Lake San Marcos, CA, the median home sold for $990,000 (about $626 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.6% cap rate with a median $-4,335 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -1.2% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 3.5 months of supply — a tight, seller-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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