Not exactly. Yeah if you want to live literally within 5 miles of the coast property out here is a bit expensive. I have a house in IB, so I paid through the nose in 2019 to get it. As I understand the market, somehow the “value” of the house has more than doubled since then and all I have improved is that we now have a wheelchair ramp, a doggy ramp out back, solar power, a power wall, a fast EV charger, and 3300 gallons of rainwater collection storage. While that stuff was expensive, it wasn’t over the price of the house expensive.

That being said, there are 3-4 bedroom houses in Santee that are going for $150,000-$250,000.

If you need something that is under $100,000, then you’ll need reliable transportation, but you can pick up places in Anzo Borrego for $50,000-$75,000.

Since I purchased “recently” we get real estate listings sent to us, so I have a pretty good grasp on the market. That being said, I’m of the opinion that current prices are wildly overinflated, but I don’t work in real estate, so I don’t know. That’s just a gut feeling.