Even UC gets the bargains… this one closed yesterday for $515k.
http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-100015587-6434_Lipmann_St_San_Diego_CA_92122
Issues with it – dated interior, on a feeder street. (Not *the* main drag of UC – but definitely a busier street that feeds a sub-neighborhood.)

I know of a house that might be priced in your range, that should be listed in the next few days – (friends just had their offer accepted on another house)… I don’t know the price yet – but I’ll pm you the link if it meets your criteria. It’s a nice house – nicely updated. Only reason their moving is the backyard wouldn’t accomodate a pool.