# House Hacking in Dublin (94568): Two BART stations plus the Valley Link terminus · The Rent Hacker

> Dublin 94568 for house hackers: Two in-ZIP BART stations plus the planned Valley Link terminus and a Downtown Specific Plan with up to 2,916 units and no park

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# House hacking in Dublin (Citywide (two BART stations)).

Two in-ZIP BART stations plus the planned Valley Link terminus and a Downtown Specific Plan with up to 2,916 units and no parking minimums. Strong catalysts; the $1.39M basis limits the avatar to SFH-ADU.

## What's actually happening in 94568

-   Operational
    
    Dublin/Pleasanton terminus and West Dublin: two in-ZIP BART stations. BART
    
-   Planned, service ~2032: never underwrite it
    
    Valley Link terminus planned: Phase 1A ~$4.4B, $400M Measure BB committed, FTA FONSI Apr 2025, service target ~2032. [Valley Link](https://www.valleylinkrail.com/valleylink-project)
    
-   Adopted / in review / approved
    
    Downtown Dublin Specific Plan: up to 2,916 units, parking minimums eliminated Jan 2024; Dublin Commons (1,510 units) in review, SCS Dublin (500 units) approved June 2026. [City of Dublin](https://dublin.ca.gov/174/Development-Activity)
    
-   Existing anchors
    
    Suburban job base: Ross HQ, the ZEISS $180M campus, Camp Parks. City of Dublin
    

## The numbers

Median price

~$1.39M (Dublin)

Market rent

2bd $2,900 / 3bd $3,400 whole-home (underwriting band)

Property tax (Alameda County)

~1.39% effective (Dublin)

Per-bed rent band

$1,100–1,450/mo per bed

ADU rent band

$2,200–2,800/mo

Whole-home rent band

2bd $2,900 / 3bd $3,400 whole-home

Underwriting vacancy

4% underwriting vacancy

Appreciation scenarios

1.0 / 2.5 / 4.0 %/yr (conservative / base / upside)

Dublin comps printed -2.4 to -7.9% YoY: negotiable. Appreciation basis: $1.39M basis, SFH-ADU only; Valley Link counted as upside only. Rent bands are city-level medians; confirm the specific parcel before trusting any of them. [Run your own scenario in the calculator](/calculator/).

## Buildings we underwrote in 94568

4 buildings in 94568 carry a record. 0 beat renting and index funds; the rest did not. Every row links to its own page, with the numbers it was scored on.

Property

At our defaults

Status

[1715 Central Pkwy](/property/rh-x0mdaq/1715-central-pkwy/) 2 units · $1,102,777

−$707,647 S&P 500

Underwritten — the index wins at our defaults

[1719 Central Pkwy](/property/rh-yj3hgh/1719-central-pkwy/) 2 units · $1,238,161

−$908,939 S&P 500

Underwritten — the index wins at our defaults

[1700 Margaret Way](/property/rh-8dk20w/1700-margaret-way/) 2 units · $1,260,000

−$984,410 S&P 500

Underwritten — the index wins at our defaults

[7595 Amador Valley Blvd](/property/rh-0bmz1r/7595-amador-valley-blvd/) 2 units · $2,999,000

−$3,223,278 S&P 500

Underwritten — the index wins at our defaults

The full [board](/board/) shows every region's current week; this table is every record we hold for 94568, newest basis first.

## The house-hack angle

SFH-with-ADU only at this basis; newer stock keeps capex low. Treat Valley Link as narrative until capital flows: the service target is ~2032.

## What breaks it

-   The $1.39M basis limits the avatar to SFH-ADU
-   Valley Link is still-conceptual for underwriting purposes (service ~2032)
-   Negative comps (-2.4 to -7.9% YoY): don't underwrite appreciation

This page is the standing analysis. The weekly part, actual Dublin-area listings that pass the math, lands on the East Bay board every Wednesday.

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Data synthesized 2026-07-04, catalysts re-verified 2026-07-15. Mortgage-rate basis: 6.43% (Freddie Mac PMMS, week of 2026-07-02). Sources are the public planning documents and market listings named above, fetched on the synthesis date. Nothing here is investment advice; every deal needs a bindable insurance quote and parcel-level verification.