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431 Van Houten Ave El Cajon, CA 92020

OFF-MARKET
Apartment buildings
Property ID
US09-6787655
10,264 SF 0.49 ac lot Built 1986
Last sale Feb 2024 · $3,440,000
Entity Owned Owner of record is a legal entity (LLC / corporation). 2-yr Hold Held for 2 years. Absentee Owner Owner mailing address differs from the property address. ~ Est. High Equity Modeled equity is high. Estimate, not a fact.
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Ownership intelligence

Who controls the opportunity?

Resolved identity, portfolio, hold profile and investor signals. Included in the full report.

Owner contacts

Can we reach the decision maker?

Skip-traced phones and e-mails of the owner. Included with the full report.

Mortgages

What is owed, to whom, and when it comes due

Recorded lenders, amounts and estimated maturities of the owner's loan book — in the full report.

Property tax · 2024

What does the county charge?
$44k
Tax billed · 2024
Assessed value$2.79M
Assessed land$643k
Assessed improvement$2.14M
Effective rate1.57%

Value estimate

· Sep 2026
$3.44M
$3.10M – $3.78M
AI approach$3.44M
Sales comparison$3.95M

Realmo valuation models over county records and 5 qualifying comparable sales.

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?
$282/SF
ZIP average, outlier-cleaned · 87 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$156 – $384
Qualifying comparables5

Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?

No income signal is modeled for this parcel yet — the Cap Rates tab runs the workflow.

Zoning insight

What can be built here?
R-3:RESTRICTED MULTIPLE
JurisdictionSAN DIEGO

Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?
Best fit: Laundry Service
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Laundry Service9.3
Parking Facility9.0
Pet Grooming Service8.9

Location

431 Van Houten Ave El Cajon, CA 92020-5139
County assessor Recorded deeds · 9 transfers 5 qualifying comp sales Zoning catalog

Every figure names its source: public record, benchmark, or modeled. Coverage varies by property — thin data is stated as missing, never invented.

Comparables

6 recorded sales · 12 properties nearby
Recent sales nearby
6 recorded sales in this ZIP, last 8 years
Address Sale price Sold Size
957 Washington, El Cajon, CA 92020-6691 $2,275,000 Dec 2024 8,213 SF
611 Emerald, El Cajon, CA 92020-5091 $371,000 Dec 2024 8,310 SF
1020 Redwood, El Cajon, CA 92020-5520 $31,850,000 Nov 2024 9,999 SF
964 Merritt, El Cajon, CA 92020-6620 $5,100,000 Sep 2024 11,858 SF
294 Park, El Cajon, CA 92020-3506 $400,000 Sep 2024 7,735 SF
762 Scranton, El Cajon, CA 92020-6507 $2,162,500 Jan 2024 8,192 SF
Sale prices and dates as our records hold them, one row per building. A deed can cover more of a building than the size shown, so read the price against the size rather than dividing one by the other.
Comparable nearby
6 properties of the same type nearby
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