My Daughter is working towards a graduate degree and needed a place to stay. We applied for a small studio in Carmel represented by this management company. They took our $70 application fee, disqualified me on the application (must live in the property which was something not mentioned in the ad or application), did not process our application, return phones calls or questions. This review has nothing to do with being accepted/rejected (there was no communication), it is entirely based on a complete lack of professionalism/ethics exhibited by this company (see other reviews). Please avoid this company, appears unethical/unprofessional. Thankfully, we applied through another company and quickly located a similar property. read more

This company attempted to disparage me and drag my name through the mud despite being the best tenants they have had. Their properties are poorly maintained with black mold in multiple places, 10 year old carpet, lost my rent check, and many other issues. The owner accused me of fraud and sole money from my deposit. I'm sorry if you chose to rent from them. read more

Do not rent from this company! Please keep looking for a different place to rent from. They are very unprofessional and will keep most of your deposit, if not all of it. Believe all of the negative reviews here because they are true. Only leaving 1 star because it's mandatory, not because they deserve it. read more

Rented a property that had numerous code violations and the room that my son stayed in, found out later that it wasn't even a room and that we were renting a 1 bedroom that was leased as a 2 bedroom. Numerous other events unfolded afterward but they are too much to explain in one review. read more

ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS and TENANTS - PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Unfortunately, CREATIVE PROPERTIES ( it's owner ) can alter the FACTS to favor his company, as he has done! With the wonderful management companies in Monterey, there are those few one should reconsider. I was a great tenant before, during and, after. Plus, I too, have PICTURES! I know the truth. I, unlike Creative P, do not need to alter the facts. read more

Until this day I have had a bad experience with creative property. The lady at the front office who is a heavy set Hispanic woman is the most disrespectful and rude property manager I have encountered. When I went into the office the lady didn't have time to answer my questions. Additionally, the unit that we rented is completely outdated and needs extensive upgrades. Don't rent from creative property!!!! read more

In my experience, a very good company to work with. I have a couple rental properties in the county and call these guys whenever they become vacant. They are hard working and have produced great tenants for me in the past. Prices are fair and I think average for the area. read more

I've been meaning to update this for a while. Now that I have moved out of the property I can say these guys are the greediest group on the peninsula as far as refunding deposits go. I wouldn't rent from them again and would not recommend them. read more

I walked by a rental property that had signs all over stating that the property was available. I called and left a message and Kevin returned the call later in the day. We scheduled an appointment for today at 11:00AM and I went there and waited. No show by C&C. I called the office and Kevin answered the phone and shared with me that the appointment had been cancelled and oh by the way - they received a rental application yesterday that was accepted. Do you think that they could have been more professional and called to share with me LAST NIGHT that the place had been rented, instead of lying about the appointment being cancelled? I would not want them representing me! read more

STOP!!!! Don't look any further for a Property Management Company. We have had our rental contracted with them for the last 5 years and can truthfully say that they have never let us down. Our house is taken care of beautifully and the tenants have suited perfectly. CPM is always thinking ahead and is available 24/7. We live out of state, so we need a 5 star property management company. They are fully networked on the Monterey Peninsula making them the top in their business. read more

They are the worst ! Do not even rent or have your house even manage by this property management ! Everyone in Monterey and Pacific Grove people knows how they operate. The Manager will come to your property sometimes unannounced, He is very demeaning and rude!!!! read more

My boyfriend & I have been looking for places for a while now. We applied for a place that was ok for the price and we loved everything about it. As we stayed in contact with them after being denied which was totally reasonable, all these apartments were far more than disgusting, one we previously viewed had a hub cap hanging in the tree, oil in a water jug not being disposed of, which is hazardous. Also the balcony on one of the places was completely corroded with termites and the stairs leading up to the apartment were pretty much falling apart. The neighbors had a poor bird that was not suppose to be outside a gorgeous bird and obviously they do not care, also at another location the bathrooms were corroded with mold and baking soda to cover it up. It just is something we are not looking for, for our first place. Sad how greedy people and management companies can be and get away with. read more

All the negative reviews the you see speak the truth! They only keep " positive reviews" And the report to Yelp to delete negative comments ! There is nothing positive about this company. The blond arrogant women in office will lie to your face and does not care to help anyone .... They want money for your background check but can't even get that right. When I asked, several days after submitting an application for a status her if she has some information about the status of that property she said "I'm qualified to get that apartment but she could not reach my landlord." The gave the apartment to some one else. I found out that no one from creative called my landlord. Then came a second lie when confronted why she never contacted. She said she tried, but couldn't get a hold of me. She said she tried a couple times. She had two of my emails my cell phone and my parents phone and has the audacity to say I tried to contact you. That was the most boldfaced lie I received from a person I paid just for the chance to get in a apartment. The company is way to lazy to work for the money. They are a leaches living of the homeowners' rent checks screwing tenants and potential tenants. read more

My husband and I stayed at the Club House cabin. It was like a second honeymoon for us. We were so happy with the cabin all its amenities and decor we had a hard time leaving. We will definitely be back again. read more

We have been renting from this establishment for nearly a year, and we have nothing but positive things to say. Gabby, and Jill are very professional, as is Bill, the owner. When ever we've had a property issue, they are on it 100% and the issue is resolved within hours. read more

CPM has been managing my property for over 20 years! Occupancy has been high and all problems have been handled well. All my monthly reports have been on time and accurate. I've had rental properties for a long time and I know dealing with tenants can be difficult. All the bad reviews seem to be from tenants who left the property in poor condition and had to pay the price. Keep up the good work! read more

Avoiding them was my decision after the initial contact when I was not helped at all. "Just keep looking at our website," was all the assistance I was provided. She did not even ask to take my name. These companies are raking in the landlords' money like crazy, while hiring the most inept people as staff members. HELLO C.P.M.!!! We need homes, not another source of aggravation. read more

Creative property management is a very dishonest company. if you can find any other place, don't rent from them. they find every means to rip you off, like charging you $25 for later fee if you do not write your address on the check, even though you pay the rent on time, even though it is not on your contract. When you move out, don't bother to clean the apartment. They are going to lie on your face, saying the place was not clean here and there, and they hired someone else, which charges twice the amount you pay for any other cleaning company, to clean the place for another 3 or 4 hours. Oh, don't forget to clean up the range hood filter. they will charge you $11.87 for it, even though it is a normal use and wear. And if you move in, double check if the balcony and blinds are clean or not, or they charge you for cleaning up the dust in the balcony and on the blinds, when you move out. Their customer service girl is always rude, giving people the feeling that everyone is owning them money. The manager could shout with you on the phone and hang up your phone if she does not want to talk, or she knows she is wrong. All these is what I have experienced in my more than a year renting from them. I could have moved out sooner, if I had bought my house earlier. read more

DO NOT rent from this management company!! We wish we had read all the negative reviews before renting. They are "creative" about finding ways to steal your money. Do not ever expect to get your deposit back and you can count on additional ridiculous charges. Not to mention that in 7 years of living there, no parking was offered to us in their lot on a metered street! We had more hassles than help from the management company and are relieved to be out. They are currently threatening to send us to collections for several extra days' rent when we have witnesses that we were out on time. read more

***Please note that my review is my opinions based on my personal experience with the business and facts and speculations about the business. I have no financial interest with/against this company. I have neither gained or lost money because of the company except a small application fee. I tried to be as objective as I can while providing useful insight for the others who may have dealings with the company.*** I had an encounter with this company while I was looking for a place to live a few years ago. I viewed several of their properties because they were less expensive than the other units in the market. However, all of their properties appeared not well managed. Paints on the buildings and interior were peeling off and the premise of the properties, both inside and outside, were not clean. I was not too concerned with these issues as I was trying to find a place cheaper. Major issue I had with them was that they did not allow me to do a pre-signing inspection of the house. After my application was accepted, I asked if I could see the place once more to record the condition. They gave me numerous excuses and even said that they did not have any keys to the house. Then they coerced me to go and sign the contract by stating that if they allow inspection, they will have to allow others to view the property and I will lose my offer. So reluctantly, I went to their office. I then found that the statement of condition stated that everything was in "ex," excellent condition, which was not true. The excellent condition, they explained, was better than used and having usual wear and tear. From my viewing, I knew it was not true. When I pointed out specifically what was wrong with the house and how there was a discrepancy with the statement of condition, they refused to change it and said that I have 1 week to make note of the house and turn it in for them to file. At that point, I left the office and never went back. Also, they don't accept cash payment. The reason is simple: there is no trust between the owner of the company and his employee. And this speaks volume about the owner because he hires employees that he does not trust. May be this has to do with the low quality of their customer service. If I am not paid well, I am not going to work hard either. Another thing that strike me odd about the company was that they don't list any of the names or contact of the personnel who works there including the owner himself, despite being a small company. Perhaps, the owner does not want to associate his name with the company? Of course these are my speculations but the facts are there and signal multiple red flags for me. I just can imagine how they are going to exploit the tenants by making a false claim about the initial condition of the house. I read other views and now I know that to be the case. Yelp tries to hide most of the negative reviews so it is very difficult to know the truth about the place. If you have time, you should scroll down and read the "Other reviews not recommended for you." *********************************************************************************** Customer Service: 1/5 Professionalism: 1/5 Trustworthiness: 0/5 Maintenance of the property: 1/5 Rent Price: 4/5 (NOT including the handling of Security Deposit) Reccmmendability: 0/5 *********************************************************************************** read more

Creative Properties has managed our Carmel home for the past 3 years while we lived on the East coast. They did a terrific job of finding wonderful tenants...keeping both the tenants and ourselves happy during that time...and having the house ready for us when we moved back. If you are looking for responsive and professional people to manage your property you have to give very serious consideration to the folks at Creative Property Management read more

Overpriced & we had to follow up with them a lot. Get everything in writing & don't agree to give all the $ upfront. They do not go out of their way as far as customer service. The landlord did not refund our deposit and they were not helpful in supporting us in getting it back. :( read more

I have never written a review before... let alone a negative one. Yet Creative Property Management has spurred me into action. Being new to the rental market, my girlfriend and I went in the first day with some questions regarding the application process. The woman at the front desk had an entirely closed matter, and continued talking on the phone with her friend despite my waiting in a chair. In her defense, she did say "Is there anything else." (emphatic period, not really meant in a interrogative way). She said this a couple times, but the event happened only momentarily, between pauses in her phone conversation. After leaving, we realized we needed clarity on what documents were necessary so we called to inquire. The next day we went back, confident we had everything necessary. As was painfully obvious to the staff inside, we didn't. So we went home to print out what we needed, obediently, like students. The final day I walked in alone and was greeted with "We have bad news for you." I told them, and I stressed I was trying to be constructive" that if we were made aware, on the first day, of all the materials necessary (which is a terrifyingly identify fraud-inducing amount personal information), we might have been able to successfully submit an application. To this, a blond woman with horn-rimmed glasses came out of a back room and began yelling at me. She told me they would never ever, with legal precedent, rent to someone like me. It was all very shocking, to be honest. All this, while I was on break from my full time job. Among her insults was "delusions of grandeur," which I thought had a phenomenally ironic ring. I wish to say I do not want to be hateful, this experience just pushed me to respond. I am a firm believer in the causal effects of optimism and positive energy, I believe that any positive action or vocalization affects the receiver positively. My hope is that through constantly striving for positive action, thought, and word, I can positively affect those around me, and that they will have a correspondingly positive effect their friends and strangers. This applies to a simple smile, Weaving a couple simple words. Generally being pleasant and constructive, even in criticism. If that is my delusion, then I hope it does become grand. read more

These people will do anything to take your deposit. Do not rent from them. At the time of move out they will find every excuse to want to take your deposit. They wanted to charge me for putting trash in the dumpster when I moved out. The trash was mainly food from cleaning the refrigerator, old broom and cleaning supplies... When you move out you are supposed to put trash in the dumpster to get the apartment clean. There were loud neighbors while I was there. The apartment quality is horrible you can hear everything that is going on upstairs. You can even hear when someone walks on the floor. I regret renting from them. When I turned my keys in the apartment was move in ready, but yet they charge me for unclean carpet when it was clean because I didn't turn a stupid receipt in. They refuse to do a move out inspection when you move out. They just said turn the keys in. They did it the day after I turned the keys in so they could charge me for something that was already cleaned. Don't rent from them. Don't rent from them. Horrible experience. read more

I've been renting for several years to cpm, and usually i don't have to many request for fixing any problems, but as soon as i have some..i just call ...like this time i spoke with jill and she attend my problem right away... so...jill you rock...lady....and even they are with a new boss, mr. matt..seems that everybody still doing a great team....and thanks to luis who fix my heater.... read more

A few days ago, I went to the Creative Property Management Building to get an application for an apartment. When I went through the doors I was wearing a smile and was nicely asking a question to the lady at the desk. i think her name is Gabby. Gabby was rude and she wasn't talking in a nice tone to me. Her tone was if she had better things to do than help me. Most people at front desks talk nicely to people who are asking questions but she wasn't. Whoever is in charge should tell Gabby to be a LOT more nice to people. It it wasn't for her I would give this property a 4. read more

I would not rent from Creative Property management. We kept our rental house very clean and they reamed us when it was time to move out of the property. We were charged for very petty charges such as their claim there was a flea infestation in the garage and a cleaning fee to clean 1980's white shag carpeting. We ended up with over $500 in petty charges. read more

I called Creative Property Management about a recent rental property they were advertising on Zillow, Trulia, and Craigslist. Gabby was the name on the advert and Gabby answered my call. She wasn't particularly helpful on the phone as I had to ask a few questions about the application process, their website, and their office location. I liked the property so I stopped by their office immediately afterward in order to apply. When I walked in the office I asked for the application and Gabby just pointed silently to the opposite wall where the applications were located. I asked politely to borrow a pen, so Gabby again pointed silently to a group of pens on her desk. There weren't any pens by the applications, so I thought her gesture and silence was particularly rude. I told a friend who is also moving to Monterey about this interaction and he said he had a poor interaction with Gabby as well. After I applied I asked how long the application approval/disapproval process normally takes. Gabby stated twice that it takes 2-3 days. She missed that window, but did call on the 5th full business day after I submitted the application. By then I had applied and secured housing elsewhere since I thought no news is bad news after 5 business days. As a comparison, both my friend and I were approved for our chosen properties in a single evening with near immediate application feedback. Creative does manage a large inventory, but so does the company managing my new house. If I was a homeowner in the Monterey Bay area, I think I would want my property management team to act a little faster so that good renters don't default to an alternate plan. Also, as a renter I think I would have concerns about Creative's response time to repairs or maintenance issues if they can't even stay within a 2-3 day application turnaround period. Best of luck to any renters or landlords choosing to work with Creative. My limited interaction earns 2-3 stars. read more

Don't rent from these people unless you're cool with rent going up $100 EVERY YEAR YOU'RE HERE even if you're a good tenant! The washers and dryers rarely work and eat your coins 95% of the time, there is no garbage disposal, no dishwasher. They seem all nice until you're in but after your lease is up that's when they start hiking your rent. They rarely return calls but if you're so much as a day late with rent they're calling threatening and harassing you within hours. For $1650 (which will predictably go up to somewhere around $1800 by JUNE) I expect to at the very least have a washer and dryer that are in working order ALL of the time. Do the math. Look at how many properties they own and how much they collect EVERY MONTH ON EVERY SINGLE APARTMENT and then justify anything being less than pristine for renters. Sickening. Sad part is that most other places are like this too. All they want to do is get you in, and collect. read more