Creative Property Mgmt

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Creative Property Management is the only Diamond Certified property manager on the Monterey Peninsula. Our 40+ years of experience makes the ownership of income property as stress free as possible.

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Your Complete Real Estate Management Resource Call Today For Your Free Rental Assessment And Analysis<br /><br />* Sunday By Appointment Only<br /><br />*Real Estate Analysis<br />*Management Consulting<br />*On-Time Monthly Statements<br />*Apartments & Single Family Homes Commercial & Residential Properties We are the first and only Diamond Certified property manager on the Monterey Peninsula! Our Goal We make the ownership of residential and commercial income property as stress-free as possible while maximizing the long term return to the property owner. Our Approach Our team's expertise, built through decades of experience, together with the systems and processes we have developed, enable us to deliver a comprehensive and best-in-class property management service. We continually improve our capabilities and upgrade our technology, allowing us to enhance the service we offer to our property owners. Whether it’s utilizing the best web strategies and social media for property marketing, using leading property management software for financial management, or utilizing faster and more secure payments, we always look for ways to enhance our services through new technology. Our Comprehensive Property Management Service Property Marketing & Advertising - Advertising properties on all the key internet real estate sights and social media to ensure the broadest and most effective awareness amongst potential tenants - Attracting many potential tenants to our own proprietary website that is a well known source of homes and apartments for rent in the local market - Effectively highlighting the property’s qualities through interior & exterior photographs and a skillfully written description - Receiving substantial volumes of business from previous tenants and tenant referrals Selecting & Managing Tenants - Preventing many problems by placing a major emphasis on tenant selection – screens applicants with credit checks, employment and / or income verifications, previous rental history checks, etc. - Entering into written rental agreements with tenants and clearly communicating expectations with new tenants - Treating tenants and their problems fairly, handling problems promptly while keeping tight management control - Managing all aspects with those tenants that do not stay within the bounds of the rental agreement – from issuing warnings and resolving minor issues through to the implementation of unlawful detainer actions Managing Tenant Move-Ins and Move Outs - Comprehensively preparing the property for a new tenant and capturing the condition of a property in written form when tenants take possession - Thoroughly inspecting the property when a tenant vacates to have the tenant cover the cost of repairs that goes beyond normal wear and tear Property Maintenance & Vendor Management - Overseeing the work of trusted and experienced maintenance vendors - Obtaining, thanks to the business’ size and scale, discounts on labor and materials not available to most property owners. Property owners receive the benefit of these savings. - Qualifying vendors to ensure worker’s compensation and insurance requirements are met Financial Management & Reporting - Actively managing property yields by the skillful trade-off between maximizing rent and ensuring low vacancy rates. - Leveraging the CPM team’s extensive experience and knowledge to ensure that properties generate the overall maximum rate of return. - Managing and disbursing owner funds in a reliable, accurate and timely way - Providing comprehen

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Fax: (831) 649-8793

Services/Products

A good professional management firm handles all of the following and more: Filling vacancies Collecting rents Repairs Maintenance Cleaning Disbursements Accounting Emergencies Inspections Evictions Landscaping

Payment method

no credit cards

Location

Located on the main street between Monterey and Seaside close to the Naval Postgraduate School

Neighborhood

Oak Grove

Amenities

Property Management,Apartments,Maintenance & Repair,Locally Owned & Operated

Accreditation

DRE# 01928584

Associations

California Apartment Association

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Categories

Real Estate Management, Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Consultants, Real Estate Rental Service

Reviews

CA

Christopher A.

Edited: 07/07/2018

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STAY AWAY! As a guy who pays bills automatically electronically with no kids, pets, smoking or any other bad habit, I thought I would be an appreciated tenant. Actually, I was appreciated at the first company for the house I now occupy (for 30 more days) before they switched companies. I can honestly say that I have never, even once, in my life had a negative interaction with a property management company until this one. That's through 11 moves in my 14 years.

UNCOMMUNICATIVE/UNCOOPERATIVE:
I cannot say anything positive about this company with the exception of the poor ladies who do everything they can to avoid the altercations tenants have with the owner here. His name is Matt Botha, and he is absolutely unreachable and uncommunicative. This is the owner who has not returned a single call from the 6 professional messages I've left over the last month and a half. He does not care about tenants. Matt is not a guy who can look you in the eye. He won't return your phone calls. You have to go stand on his desk to talk. He will not have a conversation with you.

GREEDY:
I rented this place for $200/month over its listing a year ago, because we had only a week to secure housing. Yet, they're already bumping the rent up. This is going to cost their CLIENT, the owner of the house, money because they will have to lower the rent or let the house sit on the market, not to mention it will cost them the process of relisting. I look forward to see the listing price and/or time it will sit on the market. I also truly believe they back dated the rental increase to give the impression it was sent more than 30 days before lease end. Dated 24 May, I received it 11 June,18 days before lease end and just a couple days after speaking directly to him. Not coincidence.

Numerous reviews document unreturned security deposits. Feeling certain that the owner is untrustworthy and greedy, my lawyer & I intend to do this by the book. I've requested a move out pre-inspection by CA law. I will have my documentation and evidence of the condition prior to move-in, will fix any non-wear/tear damages I caused, will pursue every appropriate legal endeavor if Matt mishandles me, and will report back for better or worse of the experience.

MAINTENANCE ISSUES:
I'd credit them for being responsive to maintenance issues as they quickly resolved a problem with the fireplace, but after a golfer broke my back window in March, it's July, 4 months later, and so far it remains untouched. I have reported this multiple times since then.

If you've read this far, I'm sure his response will be about how I acted inappropriately before giving up on him. Unfortunately, I did. Of course, he's blowing that out of proportion, but more importantly you're here to read about Matt's business, not me, and his lack of service, and utter failure to communicate for the preceding months drove me to the boiling point on the final day of my lease. I don't trust him, don't respect him, and cannot do business with him anymore. Neither should you. Avoid the entire situation! The ladies literally said, "No comment," when I initially asked whether his inability to communicate was professional. That was surprising to me. I guess they've gone through this more than once. After being cut off several times, I unfortunately swore at them prompting them to call the police, which was unnecessary but understandable if they felt intimidated big guy who was visibly frustrated. I came back several hours later in humility, apologized to both of the ladies I had spoken to in anger -- I truly am sorry for venting my frustrations with them instead of Matt. Matt, of course, wouldn't talk. Just told me to leave again and called police. Wow!

After confirming with the police that I had a right to do so, my last visit was to deliver my 30-day notice and ask for a pre-inspection. Matt refused a pre-inspection date, and now we'll progress through this process to the letter of the law.

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Phone: (831) 649-3631

Address: 1220 Del Monte Ave, Monterey, CA 93940

Website: View current available rentals