California Real Estate Investor Directory

40910 providers listed in California, with county detail recorded in 13 counties. Updated November 13, 2026. Pair with California real estate lead lists to work the same counties.

California providers by category

California counties covered

  • Alameda County
  • Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
  • Riverside
  • Sacramento County
  • San Bernardino
  • San Diego County
  • San Francisco County
  • San Joaquin County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Solano County
  • Yolo County

Counties are listed for providers who supplied one. Providers without a county still appear in the list below.

California providers

  • 180 Solar Power Escondido, CA Energy & Exterior
    Solar company with an office listed at 334 West 3rd Ave in Escondido.
  • 20/20 Insurance Services Escondido, CA Advisors
    Agency at 225 West Valley Parkway in Escondido that shops multiple carriers and has a San Diego home insurance page.
  • 74 Degrees Heating & Air, Inc. Torrance, CA Contractors
    Heating and air conditioning company offering AC and heating repair and installation, with financing and a Goodman dealer page. Also lists an Inglewood line at 310-431-4444.
  • 916 Fix & Haul Contractors
    916 Fix & Haul is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Contractors in California. Recorded services: Siding. Social profile links are
  • A-Pro Roofing Inc. Palmdale, CA Contractors
    Licensed C-39 roofing contractor at 38324 11th St E in Palmdale.
  • A Torres Family Company Maintenance & Restoration
    A Torres Family Company is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Maintenance & Restoration in California. Recorded services: Handyman Services.
  • A V Action Air Inc. Palmdale, CA Contractors
    HVAC company located on Rancho Vista Boulevard in Palmdale. Advertises 24/7 emergency services.
  • A1 Dependable Hauling Rancho Cucamonga, CA · San Bernardino County Maintenance & Restoration
    Rancho Cucamonga hauler offering junk removal including spa and hot tub removal.
  • A1 Home Electric Palmdale, CA Contractors
    Palmdale electrician on Springfield Street serving the area since 2006.
  • ABC Appliance Repair Center Solana Beach, CA Maintenance & Restoration
    Appliance repair company listing a Solana Beach address and San Diego County coverage.
  • Abdirahman Nuur Sales & Lead Gen
    Abdirahman Nuur is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Sales & Lead Gen in California. Recorded services: Cold Calling, Skip Tracing.
  • Abraham Aguirre – Rodeore Realtors
    For anyone exploring investor friendly estate agent listings in California, Rodeore is recorded in the directory with Abraham Aguirre as its contact. The entry gives visitors a ...
  • Absolute Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning Costa Mesa, CA Contractors
    Licensed and insured heating and air conditioning company that repairs and replaces AC and heating systems, including ductless mini-splits. Its site advertises same-day service ...
  • Accelerated Lending Group Bakersfield, CA Lenders & Hard Money
    Bakersfield broker covering purchase, refinance, HELOC and specialty loans.
  • Ace Home Heating & Air Conditioning Riverside, CA · Riverside County Contractors
    Independent local heating and air conditioning repair company based in Riverside.
  • ACR Services San Bernardino, CA · San Bernardino County Maintenance & Restoration
    24/7 water damage removal and disaster restoration company with a San Bernardino office.
  • Action Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar San Marcos, CA Contractors
    San Marcos HVAC contractor offering residential and commercial heating and cooling installation, repair and maintenance, plus solar and air duct cleaning. Site advertises 24/7 e...
  • Action Property Management Irvine, CA Property Management
    Irvine-headquartered HOA management company with offices across multiple regions.
  • Adi Livyatan Group Encino, CA · Los Angeles County Tech & Back Office
    Adi Livyatan Group is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Tech & Back Office in Encino, California. Recorded services: Automation.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.
  • Advanced Conservation Systems Lancaster, CA Energy & Exterior
    Lancaster office serving the Antelope Valley since 1983 with solar, battery storage and HVAC.

Showing 1–50 of 40910 California providers.

California punishes the investor who underwrites it like a cheap state. Contractor licensing is strictly enforced above a very low dollar threshold, the trustee-sale calendar is slower than the Sun Belt, and two rules written after 2020 — Proposition 19 and the statewide rent cap — change the maths on inherited property and on anything you intend to hold. All three are covered below.

The $500 rule: how California licenses contractors

California licenses contractors through the Contractors State License Board (CSLB), and the threshold is far lower than most states: a licence is generally required for any job where labour and materials together total $500 or more. That captures almost every rehab task you will ever order.

The classifications matter as much as the number. A B — General Building licence covers projects involving two or more unrelated trades; specialty C classifications cover single trades such as C-10 electrical, C-36 plumbing and C-20 HVAC. A B contractor taking on a single-trade job outside their classification is a licensing problem you inherit at resale.

Look the licence number up on the CSLB portal before you sign. Confirm the status is active, confirm the classification covers your scope, and confirm the bond and workers' compensation are current — CSLB publishes all of it. Verify requirements directly with CSLB; thresholds and classifications change.

Proposition 19 rewrote the maths on inherited California property

This is the change that catches investors working probate and pre-probate in California. Before 2021, a child could inherit a parent's property and keep the parent's low assessed value more or less indefinitely. Proposition 19 narrowed that sharply: the parent-child exclusion now generally applies only where the heir makes the property their principal residence, and even then the protection is capped rather than unlimited.

The practical consequence: an inherited rental or second home is far more likely to be reassessed to current market value, and the new property-tax bill can be multiples of the old one. Heirs who intended to hold frequently discover this after the fact — which is precisely why they sell. If you work California probate lists or pre-probate data, the reassessment shock is often the real motivation behind the call. Confirm any specific situation with a California attorney or the county assessor — this is orientation, not tax advice.

AB 1482: the rent cap that changes buy-and-hold underwriting

The Tenant Protection Act caps annual rent increases statewide at 5% plus local CPI, to a maximum of 10%, and imposes just-cause eviction requirements on covered properties. Some housing is exempt — newer construction and certain single-family homes where the required notice was given — and local ordinances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and elsewhere are stricter still.

If your model assumes you will buy an under-rented building and move rents to market in year one, check coverage before you contract. That single assumption is the most common error in out-of-state underwriting of California rentals. Verify current caps and exemptions with a California attorney; the statute and the local overlays both move.

A slower trustee sale than the Sun Belt

California foreclosures are overwhelmingly non-judicial trustee sales, but the timeline is longer than Arizona or Texas. A Notice of Default is recorded, a roughly three-month cure period runs, and then a Notice of Trustee Sale sets a date at least 21 days out — so the floor is around four months, and in practice postponements stretch it considerably further.

That longer runway is an advantage if you market to owners in default: pre-foreclosure lists hold their value longer here than in a fast non-judicial state, and the recorded foreclosure filings give you a workable window. Note also that California restricts deficiency judgments after a trustee sale, which shapes how borrowers behave. Confirm statutory detail with counsel.

Vetting a California contractor or agent: a short checklist

  • Check the CSLB licence number yourself. Active status, correct classification, current bond and workers' compensation — all of it is public.
  • Treat the $500 threshold as always met. If someone offers to work unlicensed because the job is small, the job is almost certainly not small enough.
  • On inherited property, get the assessor's reassessment position in writing before you model the hold.
  • Confirm rent-cap coverage and any local ordinance before underwriting a rent increase.
  • Pull the permit history on the address. Unpermitted additions are common and become your disclosure problem at resale.
  • Use a written draw schedule. Never fund ahead of completed work.

Get listed in the California directory

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California directory FAQs

Do I need a licensed contractor in California?

For practical purposes yes. CSLB requires a licence for work where labour and materials total $500 or more, which covers nearly all rehab scopes. Verify the licence number, its active status and its classification on the CSLB portal before hiring.

How does Proposition 19 affect inherited property?

Prop 19 narrowed the parent-child property tax exclusion. The low assessed value generally carries over only where the heir uses the property as a principal residence, and the protection is capped. Inherited rentals and second homes are far more likely to be reassessed to market value.

How long does a California foreclosure take?

Most are non-judicial trustee sales with a floor of roughly four months: a Notice of Default, a cure period of about three months, then a Notice of Trustee Sale at least 21 days before the sale. Postponements often extend it well beyond that.

Which California counties have the most investor activity?

Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Sacramento carry the most volume, with the Inland Empire counties offering the widest spread between acquisition cost and rent.

Are these agents and contractors screened by ListCentral?

We confirm business name, category and market before publishing. We do not verify licensing, insurance or work quality. Check credentials, insurance certificates and references yourself before hiring.

Browsing another market? See the Nevada investor directory or Arizona investor directory, or return to the full investor directory.