7 cash-offer, iBuyer, and trade-up programs currently operate in California, with full coverage of San Diego metro. Here's what each pays on a median $945,000 San Diego home, the typical discounts, and how to pick between them.
San Diego sits among the highest-value housing markets in California. iBuyer fees become a significant absolute dollar amount on homes at this price — a 5% service fee plus repair deductions can mean $50,000+ in deductions. Cash Offer Plus programs that take a percentage of overage typically deliver materially better net proceeds in San Diego than direct-purchase iBuyers.
High-value transactions favor Cash Offer Plus; iBuyer fees compound aggressively on $800k+ homes.
That's the headline range. The actual number for your specific San Diego home depends on three things: program type (iBuyer vs Cash Offer Plus vs trade-up), property condition (which drives any repair deduction), and how aggressively the local appraisal panel is reading the comps. Our net proceeds calculator produces a real per-address number when you plug in the specifics.
The 7 programs currently operating in California are:
Most of these prefer to serve metro areas first. San Diego, being one of California's primary metros, has program coverage that's broader than the state average — but it's still worth verifying availability at your specific ZIP before counting on any single one.
The single biggest mistake sellers make is accepting the first cash offer that arrives. Programs know sellers comparison-shop only ~30% of the time, and they price accordingly. Get at least three competing offers from different program categories (e.g., one iBuyer like Opendoor, one Cash Offer Plus like Zoom Casa, one trade-up bridge if it applies) before signing anything.
On a median San Diego home, the gap between best and worst offer typically runs $12,000-$25,000. Five minutes of comparison shopping is the highest-paid five minutes most sellers will ever spend.
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