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Property management · CarlsbadCoastal management,
Coastal management,
local to Carlsbad.
Twelve years managing single-family homes, duplexes, and small portfolios within five miles of the Carlsbad coastline. Flat fees, salt-air-tested vendors, monthly statements you can actually read.
- Local team — every property visited monthly
- Flat 8% management fee · no hidden markups
- Tenants placed in 18 days on average
- Rent paid to you by the 10th, every month
Property in a nearby town?
We also manage in Carlsbad, Cardiff, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and La Jolla — same team, same standards.
All owner services →12Years on the coast
340Homes under management
18dAvg days to lease
98%Owner renewal rate
What's included
Six things a flat fee should always cover.
No add-on charges for "premium" listings, "express" maintenance, or year-end paperwork. If we do it for one owner, we do it for everyone.
Credit, income, eviction, criminal
Reports run against criteria we publish openly. Average decision in two business days.
Vetted local trades
Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing, and landscape — all licensed, insured, and W-9'd. No markup on parts or hours.
Monthly statements + 1099
Itemized rent ledger, expense detail, year-end 1099-MISC, and CSV export for your CPA.
When it's needed, we handle it
Coordinated with our local landlord-tenant counsel. Flat $850 cost-of-action — never a surprise hourly bill.
Live access to everything
Real-time view of rent, work orders, lease docs, inspection reports, and your year-end tax pack.
Why owners choose us
Local hands, transparent books.
We're a team of seven. We answer the phone. We know which streets flood in February and which roofs handle the marine layer.
Built for the coast
Salt corrodes everything within two miles of the Pacific. Standard maintenance schedules don't apply here — we know what fails first, what to over-spec, and which contractors will actually show up to a Cardiff job.
One flat fee
8% of collected rent. That's it. No "lease-up fee," no marketing surcharge, no admin minimum. If a home isn't rented, we don't get paid — same as you.
Real humans, real fast
Every owner is assigned one manager and one accountant by name. You'll talk to the same two people every month. Average reply time, last quarter: 1 hour 48 minutes during business hours.
Long-term thinking
Our average tenancy is 27 months — well above the regional average of 16. We turn homes less often, which means lower vacancy cost, lower wear, and a more predictable annual return.
Transparent fees
Every fee, on one page.
If it's not on this list, we don't charge it. Ever.
Management fee8%Of collected rent, monthly
Lease-up fee$0Included
Renewal fee$0Included
Setup / onboarding$0Included
Inspection (yearly)$0Included · spring & fall
Eviction handling$850Flat, only if needed
Maintenance markup$0You pay vendor invoice
Year-end tax pack$01099 + CSV included
Owner stories
From folks who handed us the keys.
I owned a Cardiff duplex with three different management companies in five years. Driftwood Property Co. listed it Tuesday, leased it Friday. Above asking.
The monthly statement is the first one I've ever actually understood. They list every dollar and tag every line item. My CPA loves them.
A water heater failed at 11pm. They had a plumber there before 8am, paid the invoice, and emailed me the photo. That's it. No call, no drama.
Owner questions
Things owners ask first.
Do you handle La Costa HOA properties?
Yes. We manage 14 La Costa homes and townhomes, all HOA-governed, and coordinate with each HOA on shared-systems work and dues payment.
Get a free rental analysis.
Comp-backed monthly rent estimate, days-to-lease window, and recommended prep — within one business day.
Talk it through with a person.
Have ten minutes? A Carlsbad manager will walk through your home, your goals, and what we'd recommend.