“A lot of people on here seem to mention buying income property outside of CA. ”

Yes I am the one that says that the most.

However back to the main point… the price of gas will not affect the housing prices in San Diego. Never have and never will, plain and simple.

Similarly the San Diego housing market has consistently shown much higher valuations compared to the national real estate market. Furthermore the local market conditions in San Diego do not necessarily follow the national trends.