Bartlein & Company

Bernie!!! While I can’t say I loved what appeared to be the culture at Bartlein, I second Gi Gl G’s post about Bernie. I sold my townhouse over three years ago, but nice to see that Bernie is still with Bartlein and that other people think as highly of him as I do/​did. When Bernie took over the management of my complex, our reserves were around $ 17,000-ish. .. . for a 52-​unit complex. That’s low. In about four years, he was able get the reserves up to close to $ 100,000.
Not only that, but he did a lot of stuff on his own around the complex that he didn’t have to do. One year the spa needed to be replastered, but for whatever reason, the spa crew hadn’t cleaned up the old plaster debris and Memorial Day weekend was a few days away. This was the weekend the pool was supposed to be heated and ready for use. Because of the debris that was left behind at the spa, it was considered a hazard and the pool and spa were off limits until the debris was cleaned up, which according the spa company, was not going to happen before Memorial Day weekend. So that the homeowners could enjoy the pool and spa over the Memorial Day weekend, Bernie cleaned up the plaster debris on his own. That was the nicest thing ever.
Even though I’ve been long gone from this complex, a big shout out to Bernie. You don’t forget people like him that go way above and beyond. And I’m bumping up my rating to 5 stars solely for Bernie.

I’ve had experience with a handful of management companies and have to say that Bartlein is the best. They manage my townhome’s complex and have always been responsive to my concerns/​requests. I’m very grateful for them… especially Bernie Gregory!

I’m in an investment pool that owns condos they manage in Antelope Valley. We bought in one of their managed complexes, primarily because of the appearance of the grounds and the methods they use for rules enforcement. I have to say, it’s a well run place and the property rep [Jackie Herbert] handles a very large job quite well.

Not at all impressed. I recently closed escrow on a rental property in Santa Clarita that I’ve owned for 10 years. Bartlein manages the HOA for the development. In closing, they incorrectly collected fees from my proceeds by claiming that I was delinquent in my HOA payment. This is not possible since i pay the entire annual HOA fee $ 180 at the beginning of each year. I called several times and left messages with a Cathy and someone named Dee. They never bothered to return my calls. I actually have the canceled check for the annual payoff. Just not a very classy operation. I’m sure when a homeowner is late with their HOA payment they go after them and if delinquent for a long period they would likely put a lien on the home.