California Real Estate Investor Directory
41198 providers listed in California, with county detail recorded in 13 counties. Updated November 14, 2026. Pair with California real estate lead lists to work the same counties.
California providers by category
- Contractors
- Realtors
- Energy & Exterior
- Marketing & Media
- Property Management
- Tech & Back Office
- Sales & Lead Gen
- Closing Services
- Coaching & Education
- Maintenance & Restoration
- Lenders & Hard Money
- Advisors
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
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MiniMoves ContractorsFull-service local moving company with a San Diego location page covering many neighborhoods in the county and Temecula.
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Mission City Property Management Property ManagementProperty management company at 7 W Figueroa St., Suite 318 serving both new and experienced rental property owners.
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ML Mortgage Corp Lenders & Hard MoneyMortgage company at 8270 Aspen Street.
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Moore Plumbing and Drains ContractorsPlumbing and drain company at 135 N Pacific Street in San Marcos that states it is licensed and bonded.
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Morbid Martin Tech & Back OfficeMorbid Martin is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Tech & Back Office in California. Recorded services: Property Research. Social profile
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Morris Insurance Agency AdvisorsIndependent agency on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles offering auto, home and business insurance with online and phone quote requests.
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Moy Escrow Inc. Closing ServicesIndependent escrow company operating since 1990 offering residential sales, commercial sales and reverse mortgage escrows.
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MSK Design Build ContractorsResidential remodeling design-build firm with an office at 37 Quail Court in Walnut Creek. The site cites more than 25 years of experience.
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MSP Heating and Air Conditioning ContractorsRiverside heating and air conditioning company offering repairs and installations with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Muhammad Jamiu Tech & Back OfficeMuhammad Jamiu is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Tech & Back Office in California. Recorded services: Automation, SMS Marketing.
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Muhammad Salman Sales & Lead GenMuhammad Salman is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Sales & Lead Gen in California. Recorded services: Text Blasting. Social profile
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Muna Bhai Tech & Back OfficeMuna Bhai is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Tech & Back Office in California. Recorded services: Skip Tracing. Social profile links are
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Murray Lampert ContractorsDesign-build and remodeling firm that says it has served the Chula Vista area for over 50 years. Lists home additions, kitchen remodels and second-story additions among its core...
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My Guy Heating & Air ContractorsVeteran-owned HVAC company with an Escondido address offering same-day AC repair, installation and a stated 10-year labor warranty on new installs.
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My Mortgage Ally Lenders & Hard MoneyBrokerage at 1501 N. Broadway Suite 460 offering conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo and non-QM loans.
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My Mortgage Company Lenders & Hard MoneyBakersfield-headquartered broker listing bank statement and DSCR loan programs.
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My Top Cleaning Service Maintenance & RestorationMy Top Cleaning Service is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Maintenance & Restoration in West Hollywood, California. Recorded services:
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Neha Malik Sales & Lead GenNeha Malik is listed in the ListCentral investor directory under Sales & Lead Gen in California. Recorded services: Cold Calling. Social profile links are
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Neighborhood Insurance Agency AdvisorsLocally owned Santa Ana agency at 600 S Grand Ave founded in 1989 that writes home insurance.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
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Nestorations ContractorsFull-service interior design studio led by founder Sally Soricelli, serving San Diego-area homeowners and offering virtual design.
Showing 401–450 of 41198 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
Free for contractors, realtors, property managers, lenders and other professionals who serve California investors. Send your business name, category, city and county through the contact page. No charge, no paid placement. Need an edit or removal? Same form, handled on request.
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.