Central Coast Properties

Lance is a polite fun guy who has taken his time to work through all my questions and educate this Atlanta transplant on the Monterey Peninsula market.

The owner of this company lance is a standup guy. I would recommend him 100%. I have rented from almost every rental company in this area and was most impressed with lances ability to be fair, honest, normal, kind, and responsible.
However, he does have a man named ken that works for him that made our lives a living hell. Ken is going on 100 years old and has no business being in property management.
As soon as lance got wind of kens total baboonery he quickly and kindly cleaned up his mess.
LANCE IS WONDERFUL, avoid ken at all costs.

My experience working with Lance Monosoff as both a property manager (I was the renter) and as a real estate agent (I was the buyer) was outstanding. Lance has gone out of his way to help my fiancé and I on so many occasions that I cannot even begin to document them all. As a property manager he responded to our requests in a timely and courteous way and was always easy to get ahold of. As a real estate agent, he was even better. Lance was incredibly generous with his time and was so patient as he walked us through every step of the home buying process. He was always honest with us (even with news he knew that we wouldn’t want to hear) and made sure that we understood exactly what we were getting into.
I use Unilocal reviews often, but rarely take the time to write one. I strongly recommend Lance Monosoff and Central Coast Properties.

I rented a home in Carmel for 4 years from Central Coast Properties and have nothing but positive things to say about Lance. He was a pleasure to do business with, always addressed any issues I had in a timely manner, and is a super nice and honest guy. I would recommend him highly to anyone looking to rent or handle your rentals.

In my opinion, This firm would be a good agent in a down market, where there is plenty of inventory. And, Lance is a very likable guy. However, in a market that requires a strong sense of urgency and real estate sense, I would recommend finding a more connected and aggressive agent. We lost a house that should have been a done deal because this firm did not communicate effectively with the other listing agent.
On the bright side, we found an agent that «got it» and we will be closing soon on our dream home.

Lance at Central Coast Properties is the reason we were able to purchase our first home. He was absolutely AWESOME at educating us about the whole process, which is of course incredibly complex and seemed daunting until he helped us. He bent over backwards to make sure we were informed and protected every step of the way – and beyond: in the years since purchasing the property he’s repeatedly (and cheerfully!) been a lifesaver with superb recommendations for trades people, refinancing advice, and everything you can imagine regarding owning a home. I can’t say enough about his integrity and honesty, unlike many real estate agents – Lance is a real breath of fresh air.

If you want to do business with a very honest person, Lance is the guy. It took my husband and I almost a year of house-​hunting to finally find the ideal house. While so many agents were so eager to close the deal, Lance always gave us his honest opinions. He saved us from purchasing the wrong house for our situation several times and never ran out of patience. Other agents would just be happy to sell their clients the first thing the clients want to buy! Instead, Lance stopped us and gave us the honest analysis about the house so we would turn away. He really has our best interest at heart! His service does not stop on the closing day. After we moved into our house, we still call him up from time to time to get recommendations for house painters, electricians, etc, and his recommendations are always very good choices, honest and skillful tradesmen. He has been doing business in this area for decades and he is in here for the long haul. I can see that he may not be everyone’s cup of tea sometimes. He prefers doing business the old school and organic way, i.e. he prefers meeting you and talking to you face-​to-​face rather than using the internet and process a transaction on a credit card. He is a straight-​shooter and sometimes not everyone can handle the truth. I personally value honesty over sweet talk and we were very happy to have known Lance.

This review is for their property management. We are in the process of moving back to the Monterey area from Texas and had a family member look at a property that Lance was managing. I immediately called him to let him know that we were interested and ready to move forward. After completing the initial application and offering to pay for the screening fee, Lance did not return phone calls or emails and when contacted days later, he stated that he did not have the fee therefore he did not run a credit check. I reminded him that I offered to pay for the fee and was waiting for his call back after multiple attempts on my end. Lance continued to give us the round around saying that he would call us back and that a decision was still not made after he supposedly ran our credit. Customer service was terrible and phone calls were not returned despite explaining to him that we were on a time crunch. In the future, please let someone know more than a day before their move that you still have not made a decision.

I don’t know about their property management, but I used Lance Monosoff, who is Central Coast Properties, as my broker to buy a house.
Excellent, excellent service. He has been in real estate in the Monterey area for decades, and knows all the neighborhoods, what to look for and what to avoid, and so much more. He knows who the reputable tradesmen and loan officers are. He is super-​knowledgeable, and willing to go the extra mile. Plus, once you make a purchase, it’s not over: he’ll help with other issues that come up, as he’s able.
Highly recommended, without reservation.