San Francisco, CA: 5 deals that beat the S&P 500 this week
The Rent Hacker San Francisco, CA · 2026-04-18 482 listings scanned · 4 ZIPs · 5 deals that beat the S&P 500 |
13,665 active listings in San Francisco, CA. 482 passed our market research screen. 48 beat the S&P 500. Here are the top 5. All calculations assume 3% down, 2-year live-in period, then full rental — compared against the S&P 500 over 10 years. |
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This Week's Top Deal #1 Best Deal International Blvd Corridor 94601 · $1,080,000 |
+$859K more wealth over 10 years vs S&P 500 |
S&P 500 would need to return 23.9%/yr to match this deal |
Live in one unit, rent the other five $9,000/mo live-in rent Near International Blvd BRT corridor |
WHY THIS IS A STEAL A six-unit building sitting 0.10 miles from the International Blvd BRT corridor -- closer than any other property in this analysis to its primary catalyst. Five rented units generate $9,000/mo while you live in the sixth, and at $1.08M it requires commercial financing but offers the best per-unit value among the larger multi-family buildings in this week's picks. Pre-1983 rent control caps growth at 0.8%, but the starting yield is strong enough that the S&P would need 24.5% annual returns for a decade to keep up. |
| CAUTIOUS | EXPECTED | BEST CASE | | $10,200/mo | $11,400/mo | $12,600/mo | +$859K
vs S&P | +$1156K
vs S&P | +$1457K
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TOP WEALTH BUILDER — property locked — +$866K more wealth over 10 years vs S&P 500 |
This property builds the most wealth of any deal we found this week. |
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Where We're Looking 94601 East Oakland / Fruitvale The deepest multi-family market in Oakland with 50 multi-unit listings and a 66% renter share. Fruitvale BART provides 15-minute direct service to SF, and the $11.4M International Blvd streetscape is transforming the corridor. |
94801Richmond Richmond BART delivers 35-minute access to SF Embarcadero at prices 50-60% below San Francisco. |
94590Vallejo The SF Bay Ferry hit all-time ridership records (40% annual growth), bringing SF-salary commuters to a sub-$550K market. |
94533Fairfield Travis Air Force Base (13,414 personnel, $1.6B annual impact) provides guaranteed rental demand through BAH-backed military tenants. |
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Deal Patterns This Week 4 more full analyses this week — every one of them unlocked in the paid report. |
One address. $29/mo. Every week we ship one address you can act on — plus the sensitivity math, the dollar wealth margin, and every other deal we ran this week. $29/mo · Cancel anytime Every figure uses cautious rent estimates backed by documented comps and computed distances to named growth catalysts. No invented numbers. No hype. |
The Rent Hacker · San Francisco, CA · 2026-04-18 |
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