Utopia Property Management | Santa Cruz, CA — Local services in Santa Cruz

Our company is new to the Santa Cruz multi-residential real estate market. We have built a 17-unit condo project in downtown. Not having an office presence in Santa Cruz, we were very worried about the day-to-day management and Home Owner Association tasks. Nora Brink and her staff at Distinct have come to the rescue and done a fantastic job in every respect, managing the Association and our asset. She is incredibly responsive and diligent, going beyond the 'call of duty' in many instances to solve OUR problems! We would not hesitate to have Distinct manage any other assets that we may acquire in the Santa Cruz market.

Vince Sakowski Laurel Street Investors and Laurel...

Horrible staff and the ethics of this Santa Cruz Utopia office is next level shady and mafia like unless you fight for your own right and keep advocating for the right thing. Their office manager Alexandra is worse than the previous one. They will throw anyone under the bus to protect themselves from any accountability or responsibility no matter you are an owner or the tenant. And we are saying this from our personal experience.

Beware and stay away or be ready to fight and advocate for yourself till the last moment of your business relationship with them to get your every penny back that you deserve because they will try ever excuse under the sun to...

We are a unique HOA, with many "out of the ordinary" needs. Our historic building is over 100 years old, with such challenges as antiquated plumbing, knob-and-tube fuse boxes, and insufficient reserves. We are grateful that Distinct was willing to take us on, and have been delighted and relieved to have their financial expertise, procedural recommendations, project management, follow-through, and can-do attitude in a complicated environment. Nora is prompt in responding, and a "dog on a bone" with project completion. You will not find a more meticulous bookkeeper than Rossana. They are always available, and they care. To us, caring...