San Bernardino County, CA Metro · California County Underwriting Brief

San Bernardino County, CA DSCR Property Tax, Windstorm & Transfer Tax Guide

In San Bernardino County, California (San Bernardino County, CA metro), 1–4 unit investment properties carry an average effective property tax rate of 0.82% and landlord hazard insurance averaging $515 per $100K of coverage. At a median 1–4 unit acquisition price of $515,000 and Form 1007 market rent of $3,600/mo, a 75% LTV DSCR loan models at 1.17x DSCR ($3,078/mo total PITIA).

Effective Property Tax
0.82%
Est. $352/mo at median
Landlord Ins / $100K
$515/yr
Est. $221/mo DP-3
Median 1–4 Unit Price
$515,000
75% LTV: $386,250
Modeled 75% LTV DSCR
1.17x
$3,600 rent / $3,078 PITIA

San Bernardino County Escrow & Closing-Cost Underwriting Rules

1. Post-Acquisition Tax Reassessment

California Prop 13: Reassessed to 100% of purchase price at acquisition; capped at max 2% annual inflation increase thereafter.

2. Windstorm, Flood & Hazard Tier

Inland Empire + Big Bear WUI Zone

3. Transfer & Mortgage Recording Taxes

Standard county deed recording & nominal transfer fee ($50–$350 flat or ≤0.20% of consideration).

4. CEMA / Doc-Stamp Optimization Strategy

Underwrite post-acquisition tax bill using county millage calculator to prevent Year-2 escrow shortage.

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San Bernardino County, CA DSCR Underwriting, Property Tax & Insurance Guide (2026) | Stephen R. Mannenbach | Stephen Mannenbach